Multiple choice

What will happen if we exceed the carrying capacity?

  1. Mortality rates increase while birth rates decrease.

  2. Birth rates increase while Mortality rates decrease.

  3. Both mortality and birth rates will decrease.

  4. Nothing happens.
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Explanation

When a population exceeds its carrying capacity, resources such as food, water, and shelter become scarce. This depletion leads to increased mortality rates due to starvation or disease, while birth rates simultaneously decrease due to stress and lack of energy.

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