Question

Assume that you have been studying a population of cattails at the edge of a pond. After 10 years of observations, you notice that the population has remained steady. What is the most likely explanation?

• A. The carrying capacity of pond has been reached.
• B. Nutrients levels in pond are fluctuating.
• C. The pond is drying up.
• D. The birth rate and death rate are both increasing at the same rate.

Answer 1

The correct option is A The carrying capacity of pond has been reached.

Carrying capacity of a population in any environment is the maximum population size of that particular species that the environment can tolerate indefinitely, given the food, habitat, water, and other necessities available in the environment.