AP Environmental Scienceeasymcq1 pt
A population exceeds its carrying capacity. The most likely short-term result is
A.resource depletion followed by a population crash
B.permanent growth above K
C.immediate speciation
D.no environmental change
Explanation
Core Concept
Overshooting K exhausts food and space, so deaths surge and the population falls back below K — the boom-and-bust oscillation.
Correct Answer
Aresource depletion followed by a population crash
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