AP®︎ Environmental Science: Topic 3.4 Practice Test
Prepare for your quiz, test, or the AP exam with focused practice questions on Topic 3.4 of AP Environmental Science – Carrying Capacity.
Questions List
Topic 3.4
Question 1 Easy
This question tests the following: ERT-3.D
What is carrying capacity?
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Topic 3.4: Carrying Capacity
Learning Objective: ERT-3.D
Describe carrying capacity.
Essential Knowledge: ERT-3.D.1
When a population exceeds its carrying capacity (carrying capacity can be denoted as K), overshoot occurs. There are environmental impacts of population overshoot, including resource depletion.
Learning Objective: ERT-3.E
Describe the impact of carrying capacity on ecosystems.
Essential Knowledge: ERT-3.E.1
A major ecological effect of population overshoot is dieback of the population (often severe to catastrophic) because the lack of available resources leads to famine, disease, and/or conflict.
