Question

Each environment can support a limited population depending upon its

• A. Biotic potential
• B. Carrying capacity
• C. Natality
• D. Reproductive potential

Answer 1

Answer: (B)

Carrying capacity

• Biotic potential is the maximum reproductive capacity of an organism under optimum environmental conditions.
• Natality is the ratio of the number of births to the size of the population; birth rate.
  

• The carrying capacity of a biological species in an environment is the maximum population size of the species that the environment can sustain indefinitely, given the food, habitat, water, and other necessities available in the environment.

So, the correct answer is 'Carrying capacity'.