Question

reviewing carrying capacity
what happens to a population if its growth exceeds its carrying capacity?
it starts to grow exponentially.
it starts to grow logistically.
it stops growing.
it declines slowly.
it crashes.
done

Explanation:

Carrying capacity is the maximum number of individuals an environment can support. When population growth exceeds this, resources (like food, water, space) become scarce. This leads to intense competition, increased mortality (due to starvation, disease from overcrowding, etc.), and the population crashes (a rapid and significant decline). Exponential growth occurs when resources are abundant. Logistic growth levels off at carrying capacity. Stopping growth or slow decline don't capture the severity of resource - overshoot consequences as accurately as a crash.

Answer:

It crashes.