DENDROLOGY

FOREST ECOLOGY

FOREST SUCCESSION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What would be an example of a biotic limiting factor?
A
Competition
B
Tornado
C
Hurricane
D
Flood
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Some examples of limiting factors are biotic, like food, mates, and competition with other organisms for resources. Others are abiotic, like space, temperature, altitude, and amount of sunlight available in an environment. Limiting factors are usually expressed as a lack of a particular resource.

Detailed explanation-2: -Competition is a biotic relationship that can have a substantial impact on populations of organisms. When a resource is limited, organisms may compete for it in some form.

Detailed explanation-3: -The common limiting factors in an ecosystem are food, water, habitat, and mate. The availability of these factors will affect the carrying capacity of an environment. As the population increases, food demand increases as well. Since food is a limited resource, organisms will begin competing for it.

Detailed explanation-4: -In an ecosystem, it is common that one biotic factor is dependent on another biotic factor to survive. For example, a deer itself is the biotic factor for predators, however, it depends on plants for survival. Plants are also biotic factors in an environment.

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