A scientist places 8 pairs of beetles in a glass box with 16 grams of flour and a constant source of water. The scientist adds another 16 grams of flour every 17
days. The graph shows the growth of the beetle population over 175 days
Population of Beetle
25
50
75 100 125 150 175
Time (days)
Based on the data, what is the likely carrying capacity of the beetle population?
200

As the graph is not provided, lets answer this question generally.

Explanation:

Carrying capacity can be described as the maximum number of organisms of a species that a particular habitat can support. Beyond the carrying capacity, the resources will start to deplete and competition will begin for these resources among the organisms. As a result, the population will start to decline due to lesser number of resources available.

In the above experiment, although the scientist is adding flour for the beetles every 17 days but as the population increases, the flour will not be enough for all the beetles.

parasites can detrimentally affect their host, but also must not allow their host to die before they can complete their life cycle. some parasites have complex life cycles with many different hosts, and have had to find ways of persisting in many different environments during the change from one host to another. ectoparasites live outside the body of the host, and can more easily  disperse, but are  more exposed to predators, parasites, parasitoids. endoparasites live inside the body of the host, and are therefore protected from the outside environment. but they can be  attacked by the host's immune system. they have therefore developed  mechanisms for dispersal such as  complex life cycles.