Question

linear growth is most likely to occur when the number of reproductive individuals does not change with population size. which of these populations is most likely to grow linearly? a colony of bees, which always has one reproductive female no matter how big the colony gets a pride of lions, which gains more reproductive females as the pride grows a population of bacteria, in which all individuals reproduce asexually submit

Explanation:

To determine linear growth, we use the given condition: the number of reproductive individuals does not change with population size.

• For the bee colony: It has one reproductive female regardless of colony size, so reproductive individuals are constant.
• For the lion pride: It gains more reproductive females as the pride grows, so reproductive individuals increase with population size (not linear growth).
• For the bacteria population: All individuals reproduce asexually, so as the population grows, the number of reproductive individuals (all of them) increases, meaning reproductive individuals change with population size (not linear growth).

So the bee colony meets the linear growth condition.

Answer:

a colony of bees, which always has one reproductive female no matter how big the colony gets