Question

questions 1 through 3 refer to the following.
figure 1 shows the population sizes for the moose population and the wolf population on isle royale.
population of wolves and moose
on isle royale, 1950-2005
3 mark for review
based on the data in figure 1, which of the following is the best estimate of the carrying capacity of the moose population?

Explanation:

Step1: Understand carrying capacity

Carrying capacity is the maximum population size of a species that an environment can sustain indefinitely.

Step2: Analyze the graph

Looking at the moose population (dashed line) over time, we observe that the moose population oscillates around a certain value. The value around which the population stabilizes (after fluctuations) is the carrying capacity.

Step3: Estimate from the graph

By visual inspection of the moose population (dashed line) on the x - axis (number of moose), we can see that the population tends to stabilize around 1500.

Answer:

C. 1500