Limiting Factors

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What are limiting factors?

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Environmental factors that keep a population from increasing.

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What happens to the population of prey if the population of a certain predator increases?

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The population of prey decreases.

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True or False: Limiting factors can help keep a population from getting too large.

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True

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In a predator-prey relationship, what is the role of the hawk if it eats a snake?

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The hawk is the predator.

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What is the carrying capacity?

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The largest number of organisms that the environment can support.

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Give an example of a limiting factor in an ecosystem.

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Food availability, water supply, or habitat space.

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How do limiting factors affect population growth?

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They restrict the growth of a population by reducing birth rates or increasing death rates.

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What is the difference between carrying capacity and limiting factors?

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Carrying capacity is the maximum population size an environment can sustain, while limiting factors are the specific conditions that restrict population growth.

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Name a biotic limiting factor.

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Predation, competition, or disease.

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Name an abiotic limiting factor.

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Temperature, water availability, or sunlight.