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What happens to a population when a resource that is a limiting factor in the environment suddenly becomes scarce(very little/hard to find)?

a. The population size will increase until that limiting factor becomes abundant again.

b. The population size will fluctuate as individuals adapt to the reduced availability of the limiting factor.

c. The population size will remain the same and make use of other, more abundant limiting factors.

d. The population size will decrease to a size that can be supported by that limiting factor.

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d should be the answer
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