The Carrying Capacity of the Environment for a Species Is

question 13

Multiple Choice

The carrying capacity of the environment for a species is determined by

• A) the reproductive rate of the organism.
• B) the number of organisms of that species.
• C) the state and national wildlife laws pertaining to that species.
• D) a complex "balance of nature" that still has not been explained in terms that scientists can calculate.
• E) the limited productivity of the environment and the environmental resistance to the biotic potential of the organism.

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