What is the carrying capacity (K) of an ecosystem in population biology?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: D. The maximum sustainable population size of a species that an environment can support
- Step 1: Environmental resources (food, water, territory) are finite. Step 2. Carrying capacity represents the maximum population level of a species that available resources can sustainably maintain over time. Answer: The maximum sustainable population size of a species that an environment can support. Why not the others: Minimum threshold is minimum viable population (MVP); reproductive capacity is fecundity.
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