Which statement best describes the relationship between habitat quality and wildlife population size?

• A. Habitat quality supports population size and health
• B. Population size determines habitat quality
• C. They are unrelated
• D. Habitat quality harms populations

Answer: (A)

Habitat quality provides the resources wildlife need, such as food, water, cover, and breeding sites. When these resources are plentiful and conditions are safe, animals survive and reproduce more successfully, supporting a larger and healthier population. If habitat quality is poor, survival and reproduction drop, leading to a smaller, weaker population. So the best description is that habitat quality supports population size and health. The other statements don’t fit because population size doesn’t determine habitat quality in general, they are not unrelated, and habitat quality does not harm populations.