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Question 27 • Biology

What is likely to happen to a healthy population that is experiencing exponential growth?

Answer
A
It will continue to grow exponentially indefinitely.
B
It will go extinct in the near future.
C
It will experience a population crash.
D
It will eventually reach its carrying capacity.

Explanation

Exponential growth can continue only while resources are abundant and limiting factors are few. As the population grows, resources become scarcer and competition increases, so growth slows as the population approaches the environment’s carrying capacity. A healthy population is therefore most likely to eventually reach its carrying capacity, rather than grow exponentially indefinitely.

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