Question

Ling feeds her guppies one-half teaspoon of fish food every day. The average guppy population in her aquarium over a four-month period is 38 guppies. She increased the food to one teaspoon per day. After a four-month period, the average population is 53 guppies. Which of the following statements is supported by these data?

A. The size of the aquarium was a limiting factor.
B. Food was a limiting factor.
C. As long as Ling keeps adding more food, the guppy population will continue to grow
D. Guppies reproduce rapidly.

Answer 1

B. Food was a limiting factor.

C. As long as Ling keeps adding more food, the guppy population will continue to grow

Step-by-step explanation:

Limiting factor refers to biotic or abiotic factors that limit or affects the growth of species. In the population of guppies, food was a limiting factor that affects their population growth. Indeed!, it is vivid from the experiment that after Ling increases the amount of food being given to the guppies, there is a significant increase in the population growth.

We can thereby conclude that the following statements that supported these data goes thus;

Food was a limiting factor and as long as Ling keeps adding more food, the guppy population will continue to grow.