What would cause a population to overshoot its carrying capacity?
A) an increase in predators
B) a decrease in birth rates
C) an increase in emigration
D) a decrease in environmental pressures
E) a reproductive time lag between birth and death rates

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A reproductive time lag between birth and death rates can cause a population to temporarily exceed its carrying capacity before resource limitations or other factors bring the population back down.

What Would Cause a Population to Overshoot Its Carrying Capacity