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AssignmentMultiple Choice

Population Growth

Question 5 • FA Vandergrift Environmental Science 2026-27

What is carrying capacity?

Answer
A
the maximum number of organisms that can live in a population
B
the ability of the environment to provide resources for a growing population
C
the maximum number of organisms an environment can support for a long time
D
the maximum number of species that can live in an ecosystem.

Explanation

Carrying capacity is the largest population an environment can support over the long term with its available resources. Choice C states this directly. Choice B describes the environment’s ability to provide resources, which helps determine carrying capacity but is not the definition itself.

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