What is density dependence?

What will be an ideal response?


Some limits to population size are density dependent, meaning that as the number of individuals in a given area increase, the population size will stabilize. An example of density dependent limit is disease. This is opposed to density-independent limits whose effects are not limited to population size.

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a. Water b. Oxygen c. Nitrogen d. Hydrogen e. Carbon

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Which of the following types of damage from tropical cyclones originates farthest from the coast?

A) Flooding by rain swollen inland streams B) Storm surges that raise sea level C) High winds eroding local beaches D) Burial of neighborhoods by sand

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Strike-slip faults are caused by ____________________ forces Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s)

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What conditions are necessary to maintain an ocean of liquid water permanently? Why is having a liquid ocean so important?

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