Carrying capacity is _____

A) seldom reached by marine producers and consumers because of the vast resources of the ocean
B) the maximum population size that a particular environment can support
C) fixed for most species over most of their range most of the time
D) determined by density and dispersion data
E) the term used to describe the stress a population undergoes due to limited resources


Answer: B

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