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Course: High school biology - NGSS > Unit 4

Lesson 1: Population growth and carrying capacity

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As a population of birds grows and approaches its environment’s carrying capacity, the population’s growth rate begins to slow.

Which of the following factors could reasonably cause this change?

(Choice A)
a decrease in disease frequency as viruses are passed less easily between individuals
(Choice B)
an increase in competition for safe nesting sites
(Choice C)
a decrease in available food resources, such as seeds and insects
(Choice D)
an increase in cooperation among females, which benefits the population’s young

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