Question

What happens to the size of a population if the birth rate decreases while the death rate remains the same?

it increases


it increases, then decreases


it stays the same


it decreases

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Answer 1

Answer: it decreases.

Explanation: with fewer births while deaths stay the same, fewer individuals are added each generation. If births drop below deaths, the population size will decline. (If births remain higher than deaths, growth would just slow.)