Population ecologists are primarily interested in . a. understanding how biotic and abiotic factors influence the size of groups of interbreeding individuals. b. how humans affect the size of wild populations of organisms. c. studying interactions among populations of organisms that inhabit the same area. d. how gene pools of populations change over time

a. understanding how biotic and abiotic factors influence the size of groups of interbreeding individuals.

Explanation:

Several factors, such as abiotic and biotic factors can influence the size of any population of species interbreeding in any environment. Abiotic factors include the non-living components in the environment such as temperature, light, climate, nutrients, while biotic factors are the living components of an environment, such as food, fungi etc. Abiotic and biotic factors prevalent in an environment, places a limit to the population growth of any species of organism.

Therefore, the primary concern of population ecologists are understanding how these biotic and abiotic factors can limit the growth and size of the population of any organism species.

(–1, 1) and (–6, –1)

(1, 0) and (6, 2)

(3, 0) and (8, 2)

Step-by-step explanation:

Slope of line having points (x1, y1) and (x2,y2) is given by (y2-y1)/(x2-x1)

Two lines with slope m1 and m2 are parallel if there slopes are equal i.e m1 = m2.

Slope of line  that contains (3, 4) and (–2, 2)

m = (2-4)/(-2-3) = -2/-5 = 2/5

To find if other pair of lines lie on line parallel to  line  that contains (3, 4) and (–2, 2), we need to find slope for other pair of points , if those pairs have slopes as 2/5 then its clear that they lie on line parallel to  line  that contains (3, 4) and (–2, 2) else not.

Lets find slope of all the pairs

(–2, –5) and (–7, –3)

m1 = -3 -(-5)/-7-(-2) = -3+5/-7+2

m1 = 2/-5 = -2/5

as  -2/5 is not equal to 2/5, the mentioned points do not  lie on line parallel to  line  that contains (3, 4) and (–2, 2).

(–1, 1) and (–6, –1)

m2 = -1 -1)/-6-(-1) = -2/-6+1

m2 = -2/-5 = 2/5

as  2/5 is  equal to 2/5, the mentioned points do  lie on line parallel to  line  that contains (3, 4) and (–2, 2).

(0, 0) and (2, 5)

m3 = 5 -0)/2-0

m3 = 5/2

as   5/2 is not equal to 2/5, the mentioned points do not lie on line parallel to  line  that contains (3, 4) and (–2, 2).

(1, 0) and (6, 2)

m4 = 2 -0)/6-1

m4 = 2/5

as  m4

As m4 is  equal to 2/5, the mentioned points do  lie on line parallel to  line  that contains (3, 4) and (–2, 2).

(3, 0) and (8, 2)

m5 = 2 -0)/8-3

m5 = 2/5

as  m5 is  equal to 2/5, the mentioned points do  lie on line parallel to  line  that contains (3, 4) and (–2, 2).

Thus, pair of points which lie on  lie on line parallel to  line  that contains (3, 4) and (–2, 2) are

(–1, 1) and (–6, –1)

(1, 0) and (6, 2)

(3, 0) and (8, 2)