Limiting Factors- Density Dependent and Independent

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What is a limiting factor?

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Factors/resources that limit how many organisms can live in an area at the same time.

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Which of the following is a density-independent limiting factor?

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Natural disaster.

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What is a Biotic Factor?

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A living factor that can affect an ecosystem.

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What is a Density-Dependent Limiting Factor?

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Factors that depend on the population size, such as competition, predation, and disease.

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What is an Abiotic Factor?

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A NON-living factor that can affect an ecosystem.

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Give an example of a density-dependent limiting factor.

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Predation.

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Give an example of a density-independent limiting factor.

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Natural disaster.

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What is carrying capacity?

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The maximum number of individuals of a species that an environment can support.

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How do biotic factors influence an ecosystem?

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They affect the interactions between living organisms, such as competition and predation.

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How do abiotic factors influence an ecosystem?

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They affect the physical environment, such as temperature, water, and sunlight.