Biotic Potential and Carrying Capacity of a Population is a topic covered in Population Education.
The ability of a population of living species to increase under ideal environmental conditions is called biotic potential.The rate of reproduction and the size of each litter are the primary determining factors for biotic potential.
Many large mammals, like humans or elephants, will only produce one offspring per year, while some small organisms will produce thousands of offspring annually.Organisms do not live in ideal environmental conditions.Population growth will be hindered by a variety of factors at some point.
Humans have a lower biotic potential than most other organisms.The ability to grow and produce food is one of the mechanisms for preventing and treating diseases.Will the human population be able to keep growing indefinitely?Does the Earth have enough land, food, and water for 20 billion people?
The carrying capacity is the maximum number of species that can be sustained by resources in a given environment.The carrying capacity of a population is determined by the amount of resources used and resources being produced.Some people may die and others may not reproduce because of the lack of resources at this time.These individuals can't reach their full potential because conditions are no longer ideal.
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