EVERYDAY SCIENCE

Detailed explanation-1: -A limiting factor is anything that constrains a population’s size and slows or stops it from growing. Some examples of limiting factors are biotic, like food, mates, and competition with other organisms for resources.

Detailed explanation-2: -Biotic factors that a population needs include food availability. Abiotic factors may include space, water, and climate. The carrying capacity of an environment is reached when the number of births equal the number of deaths. A limiting factor determines the carrying capacity for a species.

Detailed explanation-3: -Biotic and abiotic factors are what make up ecosystems. Biotic factors are living things within an ecosystem; such as plants, animals, and bacteria, while abiotic are non-living components; such as water, soil and atmosphere. The way these components interact is critical in an ecosystem.

Detailed explanation-4: -Some abiotic limiting factors affect members of a population because of the population density. These things include disease, food supply, and increased predation.

Detailed explanation-5: -Biotic factors include animals, plants, fungi, bacteria, and protists. Some examples of abiotic factors are water, soil, air, sunlight, temperature, and minerals.