Question

the largest population an area can support with its resources (i.e. food, water, land) is called its carrying capacity. a population usually stays near its carrying capacity because of the limiting factors of a habitat. as a population first begins to grow, it will typically exhibit exponential growth, and it will continue growing until the population overshoots the carrying capacity. the population will then run out of resources and decline rapidly until it can recover and stabilize around the carrying capacity. rabbit populations exhibited this behavior when they were first introduced into australia in the mid1800s. at first, their numbers increased rapidly because they had plenty of vegetation to eat and no predators. the rabbits quickly ate the land bare and their population crashed as they starved to death. however, over time, the vegetation recovered, and the rabbit population increased again. the reintroduction of a predator, the lynx, has helped to stabilize the population so that its numbers remain relatively stable. 9. what is carrying capacity? (answer in a complete sentence by restating the question) carrying capacity is....................................................

Explanation:

The text clearly states that the carrying capacity is the largest population an area can support with its resources (such as food, water, land) and is related to the limiting factors of a habitat. We just need to re - state this definition in the required format.

Answer:

Carrying capacity is the largest population an area can support with its resources (i.e. food, water, land) and is a result of the limiting factors of a habitat.