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A population of deer in a forest is modeled using a logistic growth curve. Which factor most directly limits the carrying capacity in this model?
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The initial population size
The initial population size
The availability of food and resources
The availability of food and resources
. The rate of reproduction
. The rate of reproduction
The migration of deer into new areas
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The availability of food and resources.
In the logistic model dN/dt = rN(1 − N/K), K (the carrying capacity) is set by environmental limits (food, space, shelter, disease, predators), not the initial population or intrinsic growth rate.
In the logistic model dN/dt = rN(1 − N/K), K (the carrying capacity) is set by environmental limits (food, space, shelter, disease, predators), not the initial population or intrinsic growth rate.
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