Population Ecology & Endangered Species

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What type of limiting factor is competition between species for food and shelter?

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Density Dependent

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What is the carrying capacity of an environment?

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The maximum number of individuals that an environment can support.

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What is the term for the maximum number of individuals that an environment can support?

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Carrying Capacity

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What does it mean to use resources in a way that does not deplete them?

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Sustainable

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Which habitat typically has the highest biodiversity?

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Area A

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What is biodiversity?

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The variety of life in a particular habitat or ecosystem.

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What is a density-independent factor?

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A limiting factor that affects a population regardless of its density, such as natural disasters.

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What is a density-dependent factor?

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A limiting factor that depends on the population density, such as competition for resources.

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What is the difference between a limiting factor and carrying capacity?

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A limiting factor restricts population growth, while carrying capacity is the maximum population size an environment can sustain.

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What is an example of a density-dependent factor?

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Competition for food.