Question

Can an ecosystem support an infinite number of deer? Why or why not

Answer 1

Answer:

An ecosystem can't support an infinite number of deer.

Explanation:

In an ecosystem, there are producers, consumers and decomposers are biotic components and they interact with abiotic components. The biotic components form the food chain. In a food chain, grasses and trees are producers as they synthesize food through photosynthesis.

Deer is a primary consumer that feeds on producers. An ecosystem can't support an infinite number of deer because it will eat producers at an exponential rate which will result in lack of food and will create ecological imbalance.

To sustain ecological balance, the ecosystem, can't support an infinite number of deer.    

Answer 2

An ecosystem can't support an infinite number of deer because of limiting factors.
Since deer eats grass, all grass will be gone and the deer will die.<span />