The Carrying Capacity of the Environment for a Species Is

Multiple Choice

The carrying capacity of the environment for a species is determined by

A) the reproductive rate of the organism.
B) the number of organisms of that species.
C) the state and national wildlife laws pertaining to that species.
D) a complex "balance of nature" that still has not been explained in terms that scientists can calculate.
E) the limited productivity of the environment and the environmental resistance to the biotic potential of the organism.