Exponential growth in a population may be slowed as a result of:

A. Reduction of predators

B. Reduction of nutrients

C. Reduction in light

D. A and B only

E. B and C only

E. B and C only. A reduction in predators will cause the population to grow more. As a reduction in nutrients and in light will cause the population to be less healthy to reproduce and disrupt the food chain because of the lack of light for plants and crops to grow.