Chloe is investigating the population size of rabbits in a woodland ecosystem. She researches the known population of rabbits over 125 years and creates a graph representing the rabbit population with a solid line and the ecosystem's carrying capacity with a dotted line.
Based on the information in the graph, what conclusion can Chloe draw about the time period between 1800 and 1835?
a
The rabbit population had few limiting factors and the ecosystem had not yet reached its carrying capacity.
b
The rabbit population had few limiting factors and the ecosystem was beyond its carrying capacity.
c
The rabbit population had many limiting factors and the ecosystem had not yet reached its carrying capacity.
d
The rabbit population had many limiting factors and the ecosystem was beyond its carrying capacity.
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c) The rabbit population had many limiting factors and the ecosystem had not yet reached its carrying capacity.
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