SCIENCE
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
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Question
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A population might reach its carrying capacity which limits its growth
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Resources may run out, causing the population to fall
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Diseases may cause the population to fall
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All of the Above
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Detailed explanation-1: -However, geometrical or exponential growth cannot continue indefinitely. In nature, population growth must eventually slow, and population size ceases to increase. As resources are depleted, population growth rate slows and eventually stops: This is known as logistic growth.
Detailed explanation-2: -In the real world, with its limited resources, exponential growth cannot continue indefinitely. Exponential growth may occur in environments where there are few individuals and plentiful resources, but when the number of individuals gets large enough, resources will be depleted and the growth rate will slow down.
Detailed explanation-3: -In reality, initial exponential growth is often not sustained forever. After some period, it will be slowed by external or environmental factors. For example, population growth may reach an upper limit due to resource limitations.
Detailed explanation-4: -Exponential growth in a finite world is at the crux of many environmental issues including: climate change, biodiversity loss, and deforestation. Human population growth is an excellent example of how exponential growth can negatively affect our environmental systems.