Question

What happens when a population reaches its carrying capacity

Answer 1

The population doesn’t grow(increase) anymore and the number of organisms stay at about that point(the carrying capacity).

Answer 2

Answer:

When the population reaches its carrying capacity, natural resources become scarce and the members of that population end up dying or moving to another location.

Explanation:

A population reaches its carrying capacity when the number of births is equal to the number of deaths and the environment in which this species lives is no longer able to support the number of members of that population.

As a result, natural resources end up becoming increasingly scarce and there is a very large competition for habitat. As a result, many members of this population end up dying or moving until the population is again able to be in balance with the environment in which they live.