Refer to the accompanying figure. At which point do the environmental limits begin to slow the growth rate?

A) A
B) B
C) C
D) D
E) There are considerable environmental limits on all regions of the graph.

Environmental Limits

Boundaries set by environmental factors that restrict the growth, abundance, or distribution of an organism or a population of organisms in an ecosystem.

Growth Rate

The rate at which something increases in size, number, or amount over a particular period of time.