Replacement reproduction cannot bring about zero population growth unless

A) all diseases such as cholera, typhus, and diphtheria are eradicated.
B) there are many fatalities due to a world war.
C) there are as many older women leaving the reproductive years as there are younger women entering them.
D) there are more older women leaving the reproductive years than there are younger women entering them.
E) there are fewer older women leaving the reproductive years than there are younger women entering them.

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Janette Vargas · Accepted Answer

Final Answer : C, Explanation :  Replacement reproduction refers to a population where each couple has only enough children to replace themselves, resulting in zero population growth. For this to occur, the number of older women leaving the reproductive years must be equal to the number of younger women entering them. Therefore, choice C is the best option. The other choices either do not directly relate to replacement reproduction or involve imbalances in the number of women in reproductive age groups.

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