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Lesson 5: Population Growth

Question 9 • CA-Life Science B (High School)

A population of sixteen emu grew to thirty-nine in one year. After two years, the population had grown to forty-eight. The maximum number of emu that the environment can support is approximately sixty due to limited resources such as food and water. What is the carrying capacity of the emu population?

Answer

A

sixteen

B

thirty-nine

C

forty-eight

D

sixty

Explanation

Carrying capacity is the largest population an environment can support over time with its available resources. The question states that limited food and water let the environment support approximately sixty emu, so the carrying capacity is sixty.

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