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. What factors would increase a carrying capacity for a population?
I. habitat loss
II. increase in food sources
III. access to clean water
IV. increase in competition
V. increase in diseases
Responses
A II and IIIII and III
B III and IVIII and IV
C I, II, and VI, II, and V
D II, IV, and VII, IV, and V
B III and IVII and IV
Increasing access to clean water and an increase in competition for resources would both increase the carrying capacity for a population.