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

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increase indefinitely
increase indefinitely
decrease
decrease
increase until reaching a new carrying capacity
increase until reaching a new carrying capacity
stay the same
stay the same

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The most likely outcome for the rabbit colony, after the removal of its predators, is that it will:

increase until reaching a new carrying capacity.

Without predators, the rabbit population may initially grow rapidly, but environmental factors (such as food availability, disease, and habitat space) will eventually limit further growth, leading the population to stabilize at a new carrying capacity.