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The question asks about what the total amount of resources available to a population in a given environment determines. 
Option 1: 'life history strategy.' While resource levels can influence life history traits, the primary determinant described here is more directly linked to how many individuals an environment can sustain over time, not the broader strategy itself.
Option 2: 'population momentum.' This concept refers to growth potential due to the age structure of a population; it is influenced by birth rates and age distribution rather than the absolute resource limit itself.
Option 3: 'carrying capacity (K).' This is the correct link: carrying capacity represents the maximum population size that the environment can sustain indefinitely given the resources, space, and other ecological factors; it directly depends on total available resources.
Option 4: 'intrinsic growth rate (r).' The intrinsic growth rate describes the potential rate of increase of the population under ideal conditions, not the saturated size imposed by resource limits.
Option 5: 'demographic pyramid.' The demographic pyramid reflects the age-and-sex structure of a population, which is shaped by birth and death patterns but is not a direct measure of resource availability.
In summary, the resource base of an environment primarily defines how large a population can be over the long term, i.e., the carrying capacity, rather than the other concepts listed.

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