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What is carrying capacity? Mention two causes for rapid growth of human population.

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Carrying capacity. Maximum number of individuals of population that can be sustained or survive in a given habitat due to limited resources is called carrying capacity.
Two causes of rapid growth are-
(i) Mortality. Decrease in death rate (mortality)
(ii) Natality. Increase in birth rate (Natality).
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