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The Carrying Capacity of White-Tailed Deer in a Certain Habitat

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The carrying capacity of white-tailed deer in a certain habitat is 10 deer/km2. The deer population is presently 5 deer/ km2. Which of the following predictions is most likely for this deer population?


A) A population decrease.
B) A population increase.
C) A population that will remain at 5 deer/ km2.
D) A population that will reach 30 deer/ km2 and then experience a crash.
E) A population that will be controlled by intrinsic regulating mechanisms.

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