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page 12 of 12 Impacting Carrying Capacity Quick Check 4 of 54 of 5 Items Question Suppose a rabbit colony’s predators are removed from its ecosystem. The colony’s population will likely(1 point) Responses increase indefinitely increase indefinitely stay the same stay the same increase until reaching a new carrying capacity increase until reaching a new carrying capacity decrease decrease Skip to navigation

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If a rabbit colony’s predators are removed from its ecosystem, the colony’s population will likely **increase until reaching a new carrying capacity**. This is because the removal of predators would reduce mortality rates among the rabbits, allowing their population to grow. However, the growth will eventually stabilize once the resources available in the ecosystem can no longer support an increasing population, leading to a new carrying capacity.