3. label each of the blanks on the graph with the following stages of a population responding to the…

3. label each of the blanks on the graph with the following stages of a population responding to the carrying capacity of the ecosystem with the following terms: 1) exponential growth; 2) population overshoot; 3) population decline; 4) population recovery and stabilization; and 5) carrying capacity.

3. label each of the blanks on the graph with the following stages of a population responding to the carrying capacity of the ecosystem with the following terms: 1) exponential growth; 2) population overshoot; 3) population decline; 4) population recovery and stabilization; and 5) carrying capacity.

Answer

Brief Explanations:

Exponential growth is the initial rapid - increase phase. Population overshoot occurs when the population exceeds the carrying capacity. Population decline follows as resources become scarce. Population recovery and stabilization is when the population returns to and stabilizes around the carrying capacity. The carrying capacity is the maximum population size the ecosystem can sustain. On the graph, the initial steep upward - sloping part is exponential growth. The peak above the dashed line (carrying capacity) is population overshoot. The downward - sloping part after the overshoot is population decline. The part where the population fluctuates around the dashed line is population recovery and stabilization, and the dashed line represents the carrying capacity.

Answer:

Starting from the bottom - left part of the graph and moving right:

  1. The initial steep upward - sloping section: Exponential growth
  2. The peak above the dashed line: Population overshoot
  3. The downward - sloping part after the overshoot: Population decline
  4. The part where the population fluctuates around the dashed line: Population recovery and stabilization
  5. The dashed horizontal line: Carrying capacity