Limiting Factors

There are not enough rabbits to feed a fox population in a forest. What is the limiting factor in this situation?

• Food

• Space

• Shelter

• New Organism

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There is not enough room for a large number of fish in a pond. What is the limiting factor in this situation?

• Food

• Space

• Introducing a new organism

• Water

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An organism's role in its environment is its....

• Community

• Limiting Facor

• Niche

• Ecosystem

If a deer does not have enough water to drink in an ecosystem, how will the population change?

• It will increase

• It will decrease

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The population of predators in an ecosystem increases. Which of the following would be the best explanation for why this happened?

• There is a large population of prey.

• There is a small population of prey.

• There was a drought.

• The season changed.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

A condition that controls the growth of a population is called a...

• Biotic Factor

• Limiting Factor

• Abiotic Factor

• Niche

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A forest fire has destroyed the homes of plants and animals in a deciduous forest and caused many populations to decrease. What is the limiting factor that caused the decrease of populations?

• Shelter

• Air

• Water

• Introducing a new organism

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

The struggle between different organisms for the same resource is known as...

• Biotic Factor

• Niche

• Overcrowding

• Competition

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