Answer the following question given this paragraph: 

Populations usually grow bigger when they have what they need. How fast they grow depends on birth and death rates. They grow more slowly as they get close to the carrying capacity. This is the biggest population the environment can support.


Q: When populations get close to the carrying capacity, what happens to growth?

 Choices:

- halts

- dies

- spikes

- slows

A:
slows
