El Niño is a recurring weather phenomenon that leads to increased ocean temperature in the Pacific, and thus .

a. increases global warming
b. depletes the ozone layer
c. stabilizes world climates
d. increases oceanic productivity
e. increases the incidence of cholera

Match the following terms and definitions. 1. species that are adapted to live in equilibrium at carrying capacity population density 2. population growth that reaches equilibrium and carrying capacity population 3. death rate mortality 4. birth rate k-selected 5. a group of interacting individuals of the same species within the same geographic area natality 6. the number of organisms living in a particular area logistic growth