Which of the following are descriptions of the response of an organism to temperature,as seen in Figure 3.1a?
A) High temperature may be lethal
B) The colder the temperature the greater the decrease in growth
C) Reproduction correlates with decreased intensity
D) Reproduction occurs at the lowest and highest intensities

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Figure 3.1a shows a bell-shaped curve for growth rate as temperature increases, indicating that high temperatures can be lethal (choice A) and that the decrease in growth rate becomes greater as temperature gets colder (choice B). Reproduction is not clearly shown as a factor in this graph, so choices C and D are incorrect.

Which of the Following Are Descriptions of the Response of an Organism