Question

What is carrying capacity?

the maximum number of organisms that can
live in a population
O the ability of the environment to provide
resources for a growing population
the maximum number of organisms an
environment can support for a long time
the maximum number of species that can live
in an ecosystem.
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Answer 1

Answer: Answer is C

Step-by-step explanation:

Answer 2

the maximum number of species that can live in an ecosystem.

Step-by-step explanation:

The correct choice in this problem is that carrying capacity is the maximum number of species that can live in an ecosystem.

• An ecosystem provides resources for organisms contained within it.
• The maximum number of organisms that an ecosystem can successfully support is the carrying capacity.
• Several factors can determined the carriage of an ecosystem.
• It could be space, resources, mating partners, nutrients etc.