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Limiting Factors and Humans

Question 2 • * FL-2001340-Environmental Science Sem 2

Why is there a natural limit to human population growth?

Answer
A
Humans cannot impact limiting factors, so population growth must be limited.
B
Human population growth is limited solely by human activity, such as war.
C
Humans can reduce the effect of certain limiting factors in the short term, but in the long term resource limitations will impact human population growth.
D
There is a natural limit to population growth, because human reproduction occurs at a very slow rate.

Explanation

Humans can temporarily reduce the effects of some limiting factors through technology, such as improving food production or building shelter. But resources such as food, water, and space are finite, so their availability will eventually limit population growth. Therefore, choice C is correct; human activity alone does not determine population limits, and human reproduction is not unusually slow.

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