Which of the following is expected to happen to a species' population when resources are stable over a long period of time and the species have reached carrying capacity?(1 point)

Question

Which of the following is expected to happen to a species' population when resources are stable over a long period of time and the species have reached carrying capacity?(1 point)
Responses

The population will die out.
The population will die out.

The population will increase.
The population will increase.

The population will stay the same.
The population will stay the same.

The population will decrease.

GPT-4o mini · Answer

When resources are stable over a long period of time and the species have reached carrying capacity, the expected outcome is:

The population will stay the same.

At carrying capacity, the population size stabilizes as the number of individuals being born is roughly equal to the number of individuals dying, given the available resources.