Suppose a rabbit colony’s predators are removed from its ecosystem. The colony’s population will likely(1 point)

Responses

increase until reaching a new carrying capacity
increase until reaching a new carrying capacity

stay the same
stay the same

decrease
decrease

increase indefinitely

1 answer

The most likely response is that the rabbit colony's population will increase until reaching a new carrying capacity. Without predators, the rabbits would reproduce more freely and their population would grow until they reach an environment's carrying capacity, which is the maximum population size that the habitat can support based on resources like food, water, and space.