Question

1. what does k (dashed line) represent on the population graph?

a) natality, the number of births needed for the population
b) immigration, the number of individuals leaving the population
c) biodiversity, the maximum number of species that can co - exist
d) carrying capacity, the limit to the population due to limited resources

Explanation:

In population ecology, the carrying capacity (K) is the maximum population size of a species that an environment can sustain indefinitely given the available resources like food, habitat, water etc. It is often represented as a dashed - line on a population graph. Natalivity is related to birth rate, immigration is the influx of individuals into a population, and biodiversity is about the variety of life in an area, none of which are represented by K on a population graph.

Answer:

d) Carrying Capacity, the limit to the population due to limited resources