the largest population that an environment can support at any given time

a resource that is so scarce that it limits the size of population

when 2 or more individuals or populations try to use the same resource, such as food, water, shelter, space, or sunlight

an organism that is killed and eaten by another organism

an organism that eats all or part of another organism

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Term	Definition
Carrying	the largest population that an environment can support at any given time
Limiting Factor	a resource that is so scarce that it limits the size of population
Competition	when 2 or more individuals or populations try to use the same resource, such as food, water, shelter, space, or sunlight
Prey	an organism that is killed and eaten by another organism
Predator	an organism that eats all or part of another organism