The carrying capacity of white-tailed deer in a certain habitat is 10 deer/km2. The deer population is presently 5 deer/ km2. Which of the following predictions is most likely for this deer population?
a. A population decrease.
b. A population increase.
c. A population that will remain at 5 deer/ km2.
d. A population that will reach 30 deer/ km2 and then experience a crash.
e. A population that will be controlled by intrinsic regulating mechanisms.
B; The population is below carrying capacity, therefore, a population increase would be expected.
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