In Atlantic codfish, pressure on the population by commercial fishing caused the size at sexual maturity to ____ and the age of sexual maturity to ____.

A) increase; decrease
B) increase; increase
C) increase; stay the same
D) decrease; increase
E) decrease; decrease

Sexual Maturity

The stage in an organism's life cycle when it becomes capable of reproducing, marked by the maturation of the reproductive organs and the production of gametes.

Commercial Fishing

The activity of catching fish and other seafood for commercial profit, primarily from wild fisheries.

Population Pressure

The stress on resources and environment resulting from the density or increase of a population in a given area.