Background: In nature, when the population size is small, there is usually plenty of food and other resources for each individual. When there is plenty of food and other resources, organisms can easily reproduce, so the birth rate is high. As the population increases, the food supply, or the supply of another necessary resource, may decrease. When necessary resources, such as food, decrease, some individuals will die. Overall, the population cannot reproduce at the same rate, so the birth rates drop. This will cause the population growth rate to decrease.

Situation: John is studying a species in two similar countries, country A and country B. Country A has large population, but country B has small population of that species. John is pondering about how this species would fare in the future in these two countries.

Question: In which country individuals of the species would have more food, country A or country B?
Answer: country B

Situation: John is studying a species in two similar countries, country A and country B. Country A has large population, but country B has small population of that species. John is pondering about how this species would fare in the future in these two countries.

Question: In which country individuals of the species would have less food, country A or country B?
Answer: country A

Situation: John is studying a species in two similar countries, country A and country B. Country A has large population, but country B has small population of that species. John is pondering about how this species would fare in the future in these two countries.

Question: Would the species in country A have less or more food than country B's species?
Answer: less

Situation: John is studying a species in two similar countries, country A and country B. Country A has large population, but country B has small population of that species. John is pondering about how this species would fare in the future in these two countries.

Question: Would the species in country B have less or more food than country A's species?
Answer: more

Situation: John is studying a species in two similar countries, country A and country B. Country A has large population, but country B has small population of that species. John is pondering about how this species would fare in the future in these two countries.

Question: In which country the growth rate of the species would be higher, country A or country B?
Answer: country B

Situation: John is studying a species in two similar countries, country A and country B. Country A has large population, but country B has small population of that species. John is pondering about how this species would fare in the future in these two countries.

Question: In which country the growth rate of the species would be lower, country A or country B?
Answer: country A

Situation: John is studying a species in two similar countries, country A and country B. Country A has large population, but country B has small population of that species. John is pondering about how this species would fare in the future in these two countries.

Question: Would country A see higher or lower growth rate of the species than country B?
Answer: lower

Situation: John is studying a species in two similar countries, country A and country B. Country A has large population, but country B has small population of that species. John is pondering about how this species would fare in the future in these two countries.

Question: Would country B see higher or lower growth rate of the species than country A?
Answer: higher

Situation: John is studying a species in two similar countries, country A and country B. Country A has large population, but country B has small population of that species. John is pondering about how this species would fare in the future in these two countries.

Question: In which country the species would find it easier to reproduce, country A or country B?
Answer: country B

Situation: John is studying a species in two similar countries, country A and country B. Country A has large population, but country B has small population of that species. John is pondering about how this species would fare in the future in these two countries.

Question: In which country the species would find it difficult to reproduce, country A or country B?
Answer: country A