Question

According to the graph on the right, what is the approximate carrying capacity of the white-tailed deer population?

100,000 deer

300,000 deer

600,000 deer
A graph entitled White-tailed Deer Population has year on the horizontal axis, from 1800 to 2000, and Deer population in hundred thousands on the vertical axis, from 0 to 800. In 1800, the population was 700,000. That amount decreased rapidly to 0 from 1800 to 1900. In 1925, the population increased rapidly to around 600,000 in 2000.

Answer 1

600,000 deer

The population levels off near 600,000 on the graph, indicating that is the carrying capacity.