What does the term carrying capacity describe?

The maximum number of birth rates for a population.

The ability of a population to accept new immigrants.

The ratio of birth rates to death rates in a population.

The population size that the environment can sustain.

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The term "carrying capacity" describes the population size that the environment can sustain. It refers to the maximum number of individuals of a particular species that an environment can support based on the availability of resources such as food, water, shelter, and other necessities.

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