Ascientist was studying a population of elephants. the first year, he counted a population of 80. over the next eight years, the population’s numbers were 94, 100, 103, 110, 125, 120, 125, 120. the population never exceeded 125. what is the carrying capacity for this population? 120 124 125 126

Answer is 125.

The number of individuals in population of a particular species that an ecosystem can support on sustained basis is called carrying capacity of that species.  The carrying capacity for a specific species depends on various factors such as its ability to regenerate the food, water, atmosphere, and other necessities needed for its survival. In the given situation where the population of a given species exceeds the ecosystem’s carrying capacity, the food and others resources will be decreased and soon begin to die. Therefore, in the given situation, the carrying capacity for elephant is 125 since the population never exceeded that number, and when the number of elephants was more than 125 it gets decreased.

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