Carrying Capacity by Luke

In biology we are learning about how animals affect and interact with the ecosystem. We are learning about carrying capacity and how the ecosystems keep the carrying capacity in check. The earth has a carrying capacity and we are slowly getting there. But we keep finding ways to expand the carrying capacity of the earth. When animals exceed the carrying capacity the earth kind of has it’s own way of reducing the population. We have overcome some of these thing like floods, diseases, and just everyday accidents. Unlike animals we have hospitals, doctors and lots of other things that help us increase the carrying capacity of the earth. Our natural resources however are not going up in quantity. We are slowly running out of the thing we rely on most like fresh water.

Overall the carrying capacity matters a lot and we are approaching it quickly soon we might be out of the natural resources we depend on every day.

Cool Facts:

The earth's carrying capacity is believed to be between 9 billion and 10 billion.

The number of births is decreasing.

Humans are still growing in numbers because of new technology and treatments of diseases and better sanitation.  

Questions:

How much longer will we have certain natural resources like freshwater and oil?

When will we reach the earth’s carrying capacity?