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(3 pt) Which statement best describes what has happened to the population in Graph A?
A.
It represents a population that is decreasing.
B.
It represents a population that has reached its carrying capacity.
C.
It represents a population that is undergoing exponential growth.
The reason that plants tend to have larger leaves on the forest floor is because the leaves need to capture more sun.
By increasing the surface area of the leaf, which also increases the amount of sun it collects, it can compete with the larger trees and vines when it is exposed to less sun due to said trees.
The relationship between the two species is a symbiotic relationship.
The correct answer is option B, that is, increased availability of food.
The carrying capacity of a biological species in surrounding refers to the majority of the size of the population of the species, which the environment can maintain indeterminately, given the habitat, food, water, and other essential necessities in the environment.
In terms of population biology, carrying capacity is illustrated as the maximum load that can be handled by the environment. Thus, in the given case, the carrying capacity of the prairie dogs in an area gets increased with the increase in the availability of food.
