A Population That Exceeds Its Carrying Capacity Will

question 33

Multiple Choice

A population that exceeds its carrying capacity will

• A) immediately die off, reducing its population.
• B) level off at its inflection point and then remain at that population level indefinitely.
• C) continue to grow until density-dependent diseases increase to such an extent that growth ceases.
• D) likely continue to increase for a time but then die back to below the carrying capacity.

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