Carrying capacity is defined as a species’ average population size in an environment. Which of the following resulted to exceeding carrying capacity in a particular environment?   a.   increasing birthrates, decreasing deathrates, increasing immigration and no emigration takes place     b.   increasing birthrates, decreasing deathrates, decreasing immigration and no emigration takes place

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Carrying capacity is defined as a species’ average population size in an environment. Which of the following resulted to exceeding carrying capacity in a particular environment?


 

a.

 

increasing birthrates, decreasing deathrates, increasing immigration and no emigration takes place

 


 

b.

 

increasing birthrates, decreasing deathrates, decreasing immigration and no emigration takes place


 

c.

 

increasing birthrates, decreasing deathrates, decreasing immigration and increasing emigration


 

d.

 

decreasing birthrates, increasing deathrates, increasing immigration and increasing emigration

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