Populations of animals that rely on stored resources are likely to overshoot the carrying capacity of the environment and consequently experience a(n): O population crash O demographic momentum cultural carrying capacity decrease in death rates exponential growth

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Communities and Ecosystems

Ecology contains two words: Eikos means dwelling, and logy means to study, so the combined meaning is studying habitat or living.