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Density dependent factors can contribute to the altering of the carrying capacity of a population within an ecosystem. Predict whether grouping A or B would better prevent disease transmission if "pods" (grouping A) or individuals (grouping B) occasionally traveled to interact with one another (mating for example). Explain your reasoning. the picture to answer this question is attached.

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Grouping B would better prevent disease transmission than grouping B

Step-by-step explanation:

In density dependent population regulation, we have that there is a higher probability of a disease outbreak in a situation where there are clusters of people residing at a specific location or place, together, due to the increase in the potential spread of parasites in those conditions

Therefore, given that the grouping in A are in pods (clusters), while the grouping of the population in B is individually, separated, we have that disease will be able to transmit easily to all members of a cluster, that can easily lead to infecting other clusters when individual's travel to other clusters

However, the individual grouping, in group B provides opportunity for better individual determination of the spread of a disease

Such a situation is seen in the social distancing measures in place to control the spread of a contagious global pandemic.

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