Limiting Factors and Carrying Capacity

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What is carrying capacity?

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The largest population an environment can support.

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Which organism receives energy from the snake?

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Hawk

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What is the original source of energy for a food web?

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Sun.

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What is a possible reason for changes in the cheetah population?

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Wildfires.

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What are biotic limiting factors in a deciduous forest biome?

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Trees.

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Define limiting factors.

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Factors that limit population size.

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What role do producers play in an ecosystem?

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Producers convert sunlight into energy through photosynthesis.

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What is a food web?

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A complex network of feeding relationships among organisms in an ecosystem.

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How do wildfires affect population dynamics?

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Wildfires can reduce habitat and food availability, impacting population sizes.

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What is the difference between biotic and abiotic factors?

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Biotic factors are living components of an ecosystem, while abiotic factors are non-living components.

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