Asked by Brendan Lorenzana on Jun 20, 2024
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What would be unlikely to influence carrying capacity?
A) resources
B) a rain shower
C) disease
D) predation
Carrying Capacity
The largest number of individuals of a species that an environment can support indefinitely, based on the availability of essential resources like food, habitat, and water.
Predation
A biological interaction where one organism, the predator, kills and eats another organism, its prey, as a means of obtaining energy.
- Apprehend the theory behind carrying capacity and identify the influences upon it.
Verified Answer
AM
anupama maria sajanJun 23, 2024
Final Answer :
B
Explanation :
A rain shower is unlikely to influence carrying capacity because it is a temporary and short-term event that does not significantly affect the availability of resources, disease, or predation pressure in the long run. The carrying capacity of a population is primarily determined by the abundance and quality of resources, as well as by the level of pressures from biotic and abiotic factors such as predation and disease.
Learning Objectives
- Apprehend the theory behind carrying capacity and identify the influences upon it.