Which of the following is a result of a population reaching carrying capacity
shortages of food; not enough food for the population
surpluses of food; abundant food supplies
decrease in population due to disease
an earthquake destroys the population's habitat

shortages of food; not enough food for the population is a result of a population reaching carrying capacity

Option A

Explanation:

Once a population reaches the carrying capacity or in other when a population reaches the highest level of people that place or planed can have or support the food shortage is an inevitable result of increase in number due to Malthus theory of demographic transition the population grows way to rapidly than the increase in amount of resources though it’s not completely true if a place has reached it’s carrying capacity there will be inevitable shortage of food although in reality the population itself will fix it and there will be no further increase in the no of people.