Which of the following populations would be most likely to experience an S-shaped growth pattern?
A) the lion population living at the San Diego Zoo
B) paramecia in an experimental culture where food was added only at the beginning of the experiment
C) a wolf population after its reintroduction to a national park such as Yellowstone or Glacier, where they once lived but had become locally extinct
D) a beehive infected midsummer with a deadly bacterial disease

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A wolf population that has been reintroduced to an area where they once lived but were locally extinct will initially have a slow population growth due to small population size and limited resources. As the population increases, competition for resources will increase, leading to a slowing growth rate and eventually a stable population size, forming an S-shaped growth curve.

Which of the Following Populations Would Be Most Likely to Experience