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Unit 1
5.2
Term | Definition |
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Limiting Factors | Things that prevent a population from growing any larger. |
Density-dependent limiting factor | Both living and non-living things can influence the size of a population of organisms. |
Density-independent limiting factor | Any factor limiting the size of a population whose effect is not dependent on the number of individuals in the population. |
Competiton | an interaction between organisms or species in which the fitness of one is lowered by the presence of another. |