Explain the principle of limiting factors. Identify examples of biological limiting factors and examples of physical limiting factors

What will be an ideal response?


The principle of limiting factors is the concept that external factors limit the growth and/or survival of organisms. Biological limiting factors include predation, herbivory, and competition with other organisms for resources. Physical limiting factors include temperature, light availability, nutrient and moisture availability, and salinity.

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? Explain the process that formed the Hawaiian Islands and what information a geophysicist could determine about the motion of Earth’s parts from observing them. What will be an ideal response?

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What is the general direction of the movement of California compared to the center of the continent?

A) southeast B) northeast C) west D) northwest

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What society constructed terraces to reduce soil erosion and allow irrigation canals to flow?

A) Mayan B) Incan C) Aztec D) Spanish E) Portuguese

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The longitude reading of a point in Oregon should be entered as a ________ value in a GIS package:

A. negative B. positive

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