6. Choose the correct answer. What happens if a population in an ecosystem increases beyond its carrying capacity? The population will keep increasing. The population will stay the same. The population will start to decrease.

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Question
6. Choose the correct answer.
What happens if a population in an ecosystem increases beyond its carrying capacity?
The population will keep increasing.
The population will stay the same.
The population will start to decrease.
Answer

The population will start to decrease.

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Carrying capacity is the maximum number of individuals that an ecosystem can support. If a population in an ecosystem increases beyond its carrying capacity, it means...
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