Which of the following species characteristics would magnify the damage caused by the overfishing of a population? Select one:
a. Low reproductive rate
b. Rapid growth rate
c. Reaching maturity quickly
d. Short life cycle

a. low reproductive rate

Explanation:

This is the only answer that would 100% magnify the damage caused by overfishing.

Rapid growth rate would soften the effects

reaching maturity and short life cycle does not matter if the species can reproduce quickly enough.

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