Question

The number of individuals that a particular habitat can support with no degradation of that habitat is called _____.

a. biotic potential
b. carrying capacity
c. community
d. survivorship
e. niche

Answer 1

carrying capacity (carrying capacity is the total population size that a particular environment can comfortably support with little increase or decrease over a relatively long period of time) given the food, habitat, water e.t.c. that is available in the environment.