Examine the Figure Above and Answer the Following Question(s)

Multiple Choice

Examine the figure above and answer the following question(s) .
-During the third phase "3",the population growth slows and then levels off because

A) essential resources become scarce.
B) the carrying capacity has been reached.
C) competition for food becomes increasingly important.
D) predators eat fawns as they are born.
E) all of these occur except "predators eat fawns as they are born."