Which of the following is NOT true regarding biotic potential?
(a) Environmental resistance factors such as disease and available space can prevent a population from maximizing its biotic potential
(b) The biotic potential is the average rate of growth of a population over time
(c) The ratio of males to females in a population is a characteristic that is used to determine biotic potential
(d) The number of individuals of re-productive age in a population is a parameter used to determine biotic potential
