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if a population of deer exceeds its carrying capacity, it is likely that the
population will crash
population will become extinct.
carrying capacity will increase
birth rate will increase
Carrying capacity is the maximum population size an environment can sustain. When a population exceeds it, resources become scarce. This leads to increased competition, higher mortality, and a population crash. The population won't necessarily become extinct as some individuals may survive. The carrying capacity is a property of the environment and won't increase just because the population exceeds it. With resource - scarcity, the birth rate is likely to decrease rather than increase.
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A. population will crash