Question

The carrying capacity of a population is determined by its

• A. population growth rate
• B. natality
• C. mortality
• D. limiting resources

Answer 1

The correct option is D

limiting resources

The carrying capacity of a habitat, represented by K is the maxmimum number of individuals from a population that a habitat can hold. Or in other words its the amount of resources that a habitat contains for a given population. Therefore the carrying capacity of a population is determined by the limiting resources in the habitat.