5.2 Limits To Growth Answer Key Pdf

Question: Limiting factor

Answer: A factor that controls the growth of a population

Question: Density-dependent limiting factor

Answer: A factor that controls the growth of a population (Ex. Competition, predation and herbivory, parasitism and disease and stress from overcrowding

Question: Density-independent limiting factor

Answer: Depends on population density, or the number of organisms per unit area (Ex. Natural disasters, severe weather human activities, etc.)

Question: What determines the carrying capacity and growth of a population

Answer: Limiting factors

Question: When do limiting factors operate?

Answer: When growth is logistic

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