Question

Which example best describes the term carrying capacity ?

Answer 1

The carrying capacity of a biological species in an environment is the maximum population size of the species that the environment can sustain indefinitely, given the food, habitat, water, and other necessities available in the environment

Answer 2

Answer: Option D

Step-by-step explanation: The carrying capacity can be defined as the maximum load of population a place can sustain. Every place has limited amount of resources and based on that resources every place has a limited bearing capacity in terms of population.

Here, the maximum numbers of prairie dog population size that an area can sustain over a period of time. This is an example of carrying capacity.