's carrying capacity for monarch butterflies is 5,000 individuals. What A population of 20 monarch butterflies colonizes a meadow. The meadow's carrying capacity for
statement best describes the growth of the population of monarch butterflies after the meadow is colonized?
O A.
The population grows exponentially until it approaches 5,000 individuals,
and then its growth rate decreases.
O B.
The population grows exponentially until it approaches
5,000 individuals, and then the population size
begins to decrease.
a constant rate until it approaches 5,000 individuals, and then its growth rate increases.
O C. The population grows at a constant
O D. The population grows
at a constant rate until it approaches 5,000 individuals, and then the population size remains stable.
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