MCQ
Carrying capacity is
  • A
    the capacity of an individual to produce young ones
  • availability of resources in a given habitat to support a certain no of individuals of population, beyond which no further growth is possible
  • C
    gene frequency from one generation to next
  • D
    gene frequency in same generation

Answer

Correct option: B.
availability of resources in a given habitat to support a certain no of individuals of population, beyond which no further growth is possible
b
Carrying capacity is the maximum number of individuals of population that can be sustained by available resources in a given habitat beyond which there is no further growth. When population reaches the carrying capacity then mortality $<$ natality.

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