Sustainable populations
A)are often near their carrying capacity.
B)have exceeded their biotic potential.
C)have grown beyond all types of environmental resistance.
D)are characterized by high emigration and low recruitment.

Question

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Sustainable populations are those that can be maintained over long periods of time without causing significant negative impacts on the environment. These populations are often near their carrying capacity, which is the maximum number of individuals that an environment can sustain. Therefore, choice A is the correct answer. Choices B, C, and D are incorrect as they do not reflect the characteristics of sustainable populations.

Sustainable Populations