Population Size and Structure Answers

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What is carrying capacity?

the maximum number of organisms that can live in a population

the ability of the environment to provide resources for a growing population

the maximum number of organisms an environment can support for a long time

the maximum number of species that can live in an ecosystem.

What two factors does carrying capacity compare?

population size and resource use

population size and time

resource use and time

population growth and resource availability

What happens to a population if its growth exceeds its carrying capacity?

It starts to grow exponentially.

It starts to grow logistically.

It stops growing.

It declines slowly.

It crashes.

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