biotic and abiotic influences on population

Question 1

what is exponential growth?

Answer 1

the resource for the organisms is unlimited

Question 2

what is carrying capacity?

Answer 2

the largest population the ecosystem can sustain

Question 3

what is population?

Answer 3

a group of individuals of a single species that live in a particular area and interact with one another

Question 4

if the resources and conditions of an ecosystem change, what will happen to the carrying capacity?

Answer 4

it will also change

Question 5

what is a limiting factor?

Answer 5

factors that determine the carrying capacity of a population

Question 6

is amount of sunlight a biotic or abiotic factor?

Answer 6

abiotic

Question 7

is amount of water a biotic or abiotic factor?

Answer 7

abiotic

Question 8

are natural disasters a biotic or abiotic factor?

Answer 8

abiotic

Question 9

is space a biotic or abiotic factor?

Answer 9

abiotic

Question 10

is temperature a biotic or abiotic factor?

Answer 10

abiotic

Question 11

are human disturbances a biotic or abiotic factor?

Answer 11

abiotic

Question 12

is competition a biotic or abiotic factor?

Answer 12

biotic

Question 13

is food source a biotic or abiotic factor?

Answer 13

biotic

Question 14

is number of predators a biotic or abiotic factor?

Answer 14

biotic

Question 15

is disease a biotic or abiotic factor?

Answer 15

biotic

Question 16

when human activity changes the abiotic / biotic feature of a system, the ____ _____ of a particular population may also change

Answer 16

carrying capacity

Question 17

is urban sprawl a sustainable development?

Answer 17

no, there is limited space on earth

Question 18

what is intensification?

Answer 18

high density (building up) housing development in the city

Question 19

is intensification more sustainable?

Answer 19

yes