The Carrying Capacity of Owls in an Alaskan Forest Is

question 64

Multiple Choice

The carrying capacity of owls in an Alaskan forest is 8 per square kilometer.What will happen if 12 owls are confined to a 1-square-kilometer area?

• A) The owls will survive together and develop ways to share resources.
• B) The owls might survive as malnourished adults, but the next generation will have no more than eight individuals.
• C) The population of owl prey organisms will increase proportionately.
• D) A short-term exponential growth of owls will occur.

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