What occurs when a population reaches the carrying capacity?

What occurs when a population reaches the carrying capacity?

  • Correct Answer: growth stops
  • core stops
  • impact stops
  • growth increases

Explanation: A population can’t keep growing bigger and bigger forever. Sooner or later, it will run out of things it needs. For a given species, there is a maximum population that can be supported by the environment. This maximum is called the carrying capacity . When a population gets close to the carrying capacity, it usually grows more slowly. You can see this in Figure below . When the population reaches the carrying capacity, it stops growing.

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