Limiting Factors

Factors that keep the number of organisms from growing too large

• Biotic factors

• Abiotic factors

• Limiting Factors

• Carrying Capacity

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

The number of organisms per unit area

• Density

• Volume

• Mass

Factors that have an impact on the population, whether the population is large or small, growing or shrinking.

• Density Dependent

• Density Independent

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Factors in the environment that depends on the number of organisms in a population.

• Density Dependent

• Density Independent

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

droughts, floods, hurricanes and fires

• Density Dependent

• Density Independent

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

the amount of space available

• Density Dependent

• Density Independent

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Behaviors such as Migrating, creating feeding territories

• Density Dependent

• Density Independent

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

Leaking pollution into ecosystems

• Density Dependent

• Density Independent

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Weakness due to stress levels

• Density Dependent

• Density Independent

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Illnesses passed from other organisms

• Density Dependent

• Density Independent

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-2