Select the examples that describe delayeddensity dependence. More than one answer is correct.

An abundant fall allows a large population of black bears tostore enough fat reserves to survive hibernation in the winter, buta harsh winter causes food to be scarce in the spring when thebears wake up, causing many bears to diebefore reproducing.

In dry areas, mesquite seedlings do not grow near maturemesquite trees because roots of established trees outcompete theseedlings for limited water. As the density of mature treesincreases, the population growth ratesimultaneously slows.

A healthy herd of deer breeds in the fall. A harsh winterresults in the loss of key food sources. Many fawns are bornmalnourished and do not recover.

A fire sweeps through a young pine forest, killing most of thenew pine seedlings and injuring some of the mature trees.

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