An incomplete concept map of carrying capacity is provided.

Which of the following factors would most
accurately be placed in the same side of the concept map as “Increase in population of competitors”?

Group of answer choices:
1. Increase in reproductive success

2. A decrease in available living space

3. Increase in availability of freshwater

4. A decrease in population of predators

option c is the correct answer.

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if the hares very faster than they are now, and thus the lynx's hunting success rate drops because it will be harder to catch them, the rate that will change will be the pray-rate. the pray-rate will change because more hares will be able to survive, thus more individuals for reproduction, so the end result will be increasing population of hares.

the predator-rate will remain pretty much the same because there will be more than enough pray, but the hunting success rate is stagnant.