Astudent crosses two pea plants. one is homozygous dominant for axial flowers, and the other is heterozygous for axial flowers. if the student examines 200 offspring pea plants, which of the following is a reasonable result?

C: Density independent limiting factor

Explanation:

Population limiting factors are biotic or abiotic factors that lower the growth rate of a population and keep it below or around the carrying capacity of the environment.

Limiting factors of population can be grossly categorized into two:

Density dependent factors are those whose effects vary according to the number of individuals in a population. Examples include food availability, disease outbreak, etc

Density independent factors are the population factors whose effects do not not vary with the number of individuals in a population. Examples include natural disasters like earthquake. tornadoes, etc.

In this particular case, the construction of wind farms exerts its effect on the population of birds that migrate into the area. The effect would have remain the same irrespective of the population size of the bird in the area - a clear case of density-independent limiting factor.

The answer is C.