Question

Which is true of the population shown in this graph?

A.
It shows the effect of overpopulation on a species.


B.
The number of individuals will eventually drop to zero.


C.
The population has increased until it reached its carrying capacity.


D.
There are no limiting factors to control population growth.

Answer 1

The true statement regarding the population shown in the graph is C.The population has increased until it reached its carrying capacity. The carrying capacity is the maximum size of a population that an ecosystem can sustain. On the graph we can see that the population increases its size during the time until it reaches a threshold, which is the maximal number of organisms in the population that can be sustained in the ecosystem.

Answer 2

A population is the quantity of the considerable number of life forms of a similar gathering or animal varieties, which live in a specific land zone, and have the capacity of interbreeding. Based on the attached graph, I can say the answer is C. The population has increased until it reached its carrying capacity.