NEET Biology Organisms and population Question Bank Self Evaluation Test - Organisms and Population

  • question_answer
    At carrying capacity, a population ___.

    A) increases rapidly 

    B)       decreases slowly 

    C)         decreases rapidly

    D) fluctuates around a median number

    Correct Answer: D

    Solution :

    [d] Ecologists define carrying capacity as the maximum population size that a particular environment can support with no net increase or decrease over a relatively long period of time. Many populations oscillate about their carrying capacity or overshoot it at least once before attaining a relatively stable size.


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