The birth rate is greater than the death rate. The birth rate is less than the death rate. The birth rate is equal to the death rate. The birth rate and the death rate are zero.
I gave my students this multiple choice question: Which statement best describes how birth and death rates compare in a population at carrying capacity?

Only one answer is correct among these 4 choices:
- The birth rate is greater than the death rate.
- The birth rate is less than the death rate.
- The birth rate is equal to the death rate.
- The birth rate and the death rate are zero.

Could you tell me which one is correct?

The birth rate is equal to the death rate.