本题目来源于试卷: Human Population Carrying Capacity，类别为 IB环境系统与社会
[单选题]
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A. The largest number of species that can live in an environment in a sustainable manner.
B. The area needed by a species to live sustainably.
C. The largest number of individuals of a species that can be supported sustainably by an environment.
D. The largest number of individuals of a species that can be supported sustainably by an environment without technology.
参考答案: C
本题详细解析:
Carrying capacity is a chara9 yhvq+3xhf )jppt*8x df n:: zr+q(udcteristic of an environment, so option B is incorrect.
Carrying capacity refers to the number of individuals of one species, so option A is incorrect.
Species use their environment differently when they have different technology available to them. For example, some chimpanzee populations use sticks to harvest ants out of tree trunks, and humans use fertilisers to increase the yield of crops. This is taken into consideration when determining carrying capacity. Option D is therefore incorrect.
Option C is correct because it has the threefjd f*+xp8pqyxrhd::u zh(n v3q+t)9 aspects of carrying capacity: maximum number of individuals of a single species, a particular environment and sustainability.
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