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16. Which of the following could describe a population that is decreasing

in size?
The birth rate and death rate remain the same
The death rate is becoming lower than the birth rate
The death rate is constant and the birth rate is increasing
The death rate is becoming higher than the birth rate

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Answer:

The death rate becoming higher than the birth rate

Step-by-step explanation:

if the death rate is becoming higher and the birth rate is getting lower then the population will die off and the birth rate would decress.

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Answer:

The death rate is becoming higher than the birth rate.

Step-by-step explanation:

Birth rate means the population increases, and death means decreases.

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