FOREST ECOLOGY
FOREST SUCCESSION
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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The maximum number of birth rates for a population.
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The ability of a population to accept new immigrants.
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The ratio of birth rates to death rates in a population.
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The population size that the environment can sustain.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Carrying capacity can be defined as a species’ average population size in a particular habitat. The species population size is limited by environmental factors like adequate food, shelter, water, and mates. If these needs are not met, the population will decrease until the resource rebounds.
Detailed explanation-2: -Carrying capacity of the environment implies that the resources extraction is not above the rate of regeneration of the resources and the wastes generated are within the assimilating capacity of the environment.
Detailed explanation-3: -So, the correct answer is ‘Carrying capacity’
Detailed explanation-4: -This model provides a sustainable population to live in an environment with finite resources because the population is at the maximum level not to degrade the environment. The rate of growth will get smaller and smaller as the population nears the carrying capacity.