A population of 120 rabbits lives in a prairie ecosystem. Which of these might prevent this population from gr

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A population of 120 rabbits lives in a prairie ecosystem. Which of these might prevent this population from growing any larger?
 A. 
a disease with a high mortality rate
 B. 
an increasing amount of edible plant life
 C. 
a decreasing amount of predators
 D. 
a decreasing amount of competition for space

GPT-5 mini · Accepted Answer

A. A disease with a high mortality rate

Explanation: a deadly disease is a density-dependent limiting factor that reduces population size and prevents growth. The other choices (more food, fewer predators, less competition) would tend to increase the population or its carrying capacity.

A population of 120 rabbits lives in a prairie ecosystem. Which of these might prevent this population from growing any larger?
A.
a disease with a high mortality rate
B.
an increasing amount of edible plant life
C.
a decreasing amount of predators
D.
a decreasing amount of competition for space

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A population of 120 rabbits lives in a prairie ecosystem. Which of these might prevent this population from growing any larger? A. a disease with a high mortality rate B. an increasing amount of edible plant life C. a decreasing amount of predators D. a decreasing amount of competition for space

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A population of 120 rabbits lives in a prairie ecosystem. Which of these might prevent this population from growing any larger?
A.
a disease with a high mortality rate
B.
an increasing amount of edible plant life
C.
a decreasing amount of predators
D.
a decreasing amount of competition for space