Changes in a population of coyotes are shown in the table below. Year Approximate population
2001 1302
2002 1426
2003 1450
2004 1551
2005 1607
2006 1700
2007 1702
2008 1700
What is the most likely explanation for why the size of the coyote population did not change during the 2006
2008 period?
Choose
1
A. There was an extreme decrease in the population's food source.
B. the population reached carrying capacity of the environment .
C. the population experienced high predation.
D. a new parasite affected the population.

B

Explanation:

The most likely explanation for why the size of the coyote population remained unchanged between 2006 and 2008 would be that the population reached its carrying capacity of the environment.

The carrying capacity of a population of an organism  is the maximum number of the organism the environment can support based on the resources the environment has. Below this number, the population of the organism has the potential to increase while above the carrying capacity, the population has the tendency to decrease. The population of an organism fluctuates around the carrying capacity without any major decrease or increase.

The correct option is B.

the two answers are a, the population of birds with large beaks will increase on the island, and c, the trait for large beaks will be passed on to future generations through natural selection. the reason for that is because if the birds that have beaks developed for eating small seeds lose all of their food, they will go hungry and eventually starve because they physically cannot eat the large seeds, therefore making the population of large beaked birds higher. also, if the trait of large beaks are dominant on the island over small beaks, then over time the large beaked birds will reproduce more and more, while the smaller beaked birds will reproduce less and less because they can't survive with the food provided. that leads to the trait of small beaks disappearing and the trait of large beaks taking over the island.