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INB 89: Carrying Capacity

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Across
Study of interactions between organisms and their environment
Limiting factor wherein an animal naturally preys on others
Includes all living and non-living factors in a given area
The role an organism plays in its community
Factors that don't depend on population, but limit the population when they occur; e.g. volcanoes, fires, floods
Limiting factors not dependent on population size, like weather and natural disasters (tsunamis, volcanoes)
An individual living thing
The worst kind of limiting factor done by people; mining, construction, habitat destruction, pollution
rivalry between or among living things for territory, resources, goods, mates, etc.
Density-independent factor that leads to loss of biodiversity; e.g. storms, hurricanes don't care about population size
Down
Group of populations that live within a given area; e.g.different populations of animals in a forest
environmental conditions that limit the growth, abundance, or distribution of an organism or a population of organisms in an ecosystem
Group of individuals of the same species living within a given area
Number of organisms that can be supported by an ecosystem; made up of resources both biotic and abiotic
An ecosystem characterized by similar climate, soil, water, and populations
Biotic and abiotic factors where an organism lives or can be found
Density-dependent limiting factor that can spread rapidly in dense populations, causing it to decrease
Clearing wide areas of trees for development, farming, housing
The area containing all living things
Example of a limiting factor where there is not enough area to live.