Q: Human population is growing exponentially and humans have increased what normally limiting factor through technology, urbanization, and harnessing the energy of fossil fuels?


Read this paragraph and choose the correct option from the provided answers:

19.3 The Human Population Earth’s human population is growing exponentially. Humans have increased their carrying capacity through technology, urbanization, and harnessing the energy of fossil fuels. The age structure of a population allows us to predict population growth. Unchecked human population growth could have dire long-term effects on human welfare and Earth’s ecosystems.

 Choices:

- zero population growth

- mass extinction

- habitat loss

- carrying capacity


A:
carrying capacity