What is carrying capacity?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: C. The maximum population an environment can sustain over time
- Step 1: Carrying capacity is set by resources such as food, water and space.
Answer
The maximum population an environment can sustain over time.
Why not the others: The other options do not describe the limit.
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