For a variety of organisms r increases with
A) Increasing generation time and increasing body weight
B) Increasing generation time and decreasing body weight
C) Decreasing generation time and increasing body weight
D) Decreasing generation time and decreasing body weight

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The rate of population increase (r) tends to increase with decreasing generation time and decreasing body weight. This is because organisms that reproduce quickly and have smaller body sizes can often increase their populations more rapidly than larger, slower-reproducing species.

For a Variety of Organisms R Increases with