Organisms And Population Question 148
Question: At carrying capacity, a population ___.
Options:
A) increases rapidly
B) decreases slowly
C) decreases rapidly
D) fluctuates around a median number
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Answer:
Correct Answer: D
Solution:
[d] Ecologists define carrying capacity as the maximum population size that a particular environment can support with no net increase or decrease over a relatively long period of time.
Many populations oscillate about their carrying capacity or overshoot it at least once before attaining a relatively stable size.
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