AP BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Biotic potential is defined as the maximum number of individuals a species can produce (Fig. 8.5). As with other organisms, this is and always has been a survival strategy against food deprivation, predation, and parasitism (Fig. 8.3).

Detailed explanation-2: -Biotic potential is the ability of a population of living species to increase under ideal environmental conditions – sufficient food supply, no predators, and a lack of disease. An organism’s rate of reproduction and the size of each litter are the primary determining factors for biotic potential.

Detailed explanation-3: -Solution: ∙ The physiological capacity of organisms to create offspring under natural conditions is referred to as biotic potential.

Detailed explanation-4: -These factors include unfavourable climatic conditions; lack of space, light, or a suitable substrate; deficiencies of necessary chemical compounds or minerals; and the inhibiting effects of predators, parasites, disease organisms, or unfavourable genetic changes.