A population of rabbits grows explosively because resources are high.However,now that numbers have increased substantially,there is not enough food for all individuals and the population is threatened.What will happen under such circumstances?
A)The rabbits will share the food with each other;if everyone gets a little bit of food,the population will survive.
B)A random group of the rabbits will survive and reproduce to form the next generation.
C)There will be competition for the food and some rabbits will not survive to reproduce.
D)Some rabbits will move away to find another food source so that individuals remaining in the population will survive.

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When resources become limited, individuals within the population will compete for access to food. In this case, not all rabbits will be able to find enough food to survive, resulting in some individuals dying and potentially reducing the overall size of the population.

A Population of Rabbits Grows Explosively Because Resources Are High