ECOLOGY
BIODIVERSITY AND ITS CONSERVATION
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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The maximum rate of population growth for a species
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The area of land that can support a denned population of a species
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The maximum population of a species that can be sustainably supported by a given environment
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The minimum population of a species that can be sustainably supported by a given environment
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Detailed explanation-1: -Carrying capacity is the maximum population size that an ecosystem can sustainably support without degrading the ecosystem. Hence statement 1 is correct.
Detailed explanation-2: -So the correct answer is option D. Limiting factors can influence the number of organisms in a population once it reaches its carrying capacity.
Detailed explanation-3: -The carrying capacity of an environment is the maximum population size of a biological species that can be sustained by that specific environment, given the food, habitat, water, and other resources available.
Detailed explanation-4: -Carrying capacity is the maximum population of a given species that a certain ecosystem can sustain indefinitely without being degraded.
Detailed explanation-5: -Carrying capacity is the maximum number of a species an environment can support indefinitely. Every species has a carrying capacity, even humans.