Question

1. label each of the blanks on the graph with the following stages of a population responding to the carrying capacity of the ecosystem with the following terms: 1) exponential growth | 2) overshoot 3) decline 4) recovery 5) carrying capacity.

Explanation:

Exponential growth is the initial rapid - increase phase. Overshoot occurs when the population exceeds the carrying capacity. Decline is the decrease in population after overshoot. Recovery is when the population starts to increase again towards the carrying capacity. The carrying capacity is the stable population size the ecosystem can support.

Answer:

From left - to - right on the graph (starting from the steep upward curve): 1) exponential growth, 2) overshoot, 3) decline, 4) recovery, 5) carrying capacity (the horizontal dashed line)