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Which of the following would not reduce the carrying capacity of an ecosystem for a particular prey species?
a.
drought
b.
fewer primary producers
c.
habitat destruction
d.
fewer predators
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d. fewer predators
Carrying capacity is set by available resources (food, water, space, shelter). Drought, fewer primary producers, and habitat destruction all reduce those resources and thus lower carrying capacity. Fewer predators reduce mortality, so they would not reduce (and may increase the realized population), but they do not decrease the resource-based carrying capacity.
Carrying capacity is set by available resources (food, water, space, shelter). Drought, fewer primary producers, and habitat destruction all reduce those resources and thus lower carrying capacity. Fewer predators reduce mortality, so they would not reduce (and may increase the realized population), but they do not decrease the resource-based carrying capacity.
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