Limiting Factors

Front

What are factors in the environment that depend on the number of organisms in a population?

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Density Dependent

Front

What are illnesses passed from other organisms called?

Back

Density Dependent

Front

What type of interaction is represented by a cheetah hunting a gazelle?

Back

Density Dependent

Front

What is the amount of sunlight in an ecosystem classified as?

Back

Density Independent

Front

What factors impact a population regardless of its size?

Back

Density Independent

Front

What is the term for factors that limit population growth based on population density?

Back

Density Dependent

Front

Give an example of a density-dependent factor.

Back

Predation, disease, competition.

Front

Give an example of a density-independent factor.

Back

Natural disasters, climate, sunlight.

Front

How do density-dependent factors affect population growth?

Back

They increase as the population density increases.

Front

How do density-independent factors affect population growth?

Back

They affect the population regardless of its density.