9. Scientists have been studying a forest for the past 20 years and have determined the ecosystem to be
stable. Recently, there has been an increase in the wolf population and it now exceeds its carrying capacity.
How does the increase in the wolf population affect the stability of the forest ecosystem?
a. The stability of the ecosystem will improve.
b The type of ecosystem changes.
c. The stability of the ecosystem will not change.
d. The ecosystem becomes unstable or degrades.