The carrying capacity is the a. maximum sustainable population that a given environment can support b. greatest number of different niches possible in a given area c. potential growth in the number of species in a given area d. limitation on numbers of species in a community e. average number of offspring carried to term by a species
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Carrying capacity is the maximum number of individuals an environment can support for a long period of time. What might happen when a population grows larger than the carrying capacity of the land? A. Nothing should happen to the population or the ecosystem it lives in. B. The population will eventually learn to use other resources. C. The population uses up its resources faster than they are replenished. D. The population improves the dynamics of the local ecosystem.
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Define carrying capacity of a population and explain whether it changes or remains fixed for a population. a. Carrying capacity is the amount of land needed to support a population, and it is fixed for each population. b. Carrying capacity is the amount of water and food resources required to support a population and it is fixed for each population. c. Carrying capacity is the maximum size of a population that can survive using the available resources and it can vary up or down. d. Carrying capacity is the time needed for a population to reach its maximum size and it can vary up or down.
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