Question

3.1.9-12.1: identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question. bamboo is a type of grass. in the wild, pandas eat bamboo almost exclusively. for this reason, the availability of bamboo is a significant limiting factor on the panda population. which statement describes how pandas could become extinct in the wild? the populations of bamboo and pandas follow a cyclical pattern of increasing and decreasing, until one of them becomes extinct. the populations of bamboo and pandas both follow a pattern of exponential growth, and then both become extinct. the bamboo population decreases so low that the carrying capacity for pandas becomes zero. the bamboo population decreases so low that other limiting factors begin to affect the panda population.

Explanation:

Pandas mainly eat bamboo. If the bamboo population decreases to a very low - level, the carrying capacity for pandas becomes zero as their main food source is scarce, which can lead to their extinction.

Answer:

The bamboo population decreases so low that the carrying capacity for pandas becomes zero.