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Carrying Capacity

TermDefinition
abiotic not living, or produced by nonliving things
biotic living, or produced by living things
carrying capacity the maximum number of organisms an environment can support for many years
community All the different populations that live together in an area
limiting factor An environmental factor that prevents a population from increasing
organism A single, self-contained living thing.
population A group of individuals that belong to the same species and live in the same area
resource any necessity of life, such as water, nutrients, light, food, or space
species A group of organisms that are closely related and can mate to produce fertile offspring
predator An animal that hunts other animals for food
prey An organism that is killed and eaten by another organism
competition A condition that occurs when two or more organisms compete for the same resources within an ecological community
predation An interaction between organisms where one organism captures and consumes another organism
biodiversity the variety of life in the world or in a particular habitat or ecosystem.
Ecosystem A biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment.
density-dependent limiting factor limiting factor that depends on population density
population growth determined by births + immigration - deaths - emigration
Immigration Movement of individuals into a population
Emigration movement of individuals out of an area
Created by: user-1737452
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