If an Ecosystem Has a Carrying Capacity of 1,000 Individuals

question 37

Multiple Choice

If an ecosystem has a carrying capacity of 1,000 individuals for a given species and 2,000 individuals of that species are present, we can predict that the population

• A) size will remain at equilibrium.
• B) size will decrease.
• C) will show a clumped dispersion pattern.
• D) size will slowly increase.

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