When the size of a population greatly exceeds K, it would be expected the population will:
A) rapidly increase.
B) slowly increase.
C) slowly decrease.
D) rapidly decrease.
E) stabilize.

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When a population exceeds its carrying capacity (K), resources become limited, leading to a rapid decrease in population size due to increased mortality and decreased birth rates.

When the Size of a Population Greatly Exceeds K, It