Ecology -carrying capacity and limiting factors - 2025
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nutrients
things that provide nourishment needed for growth and staying alive
biosphere
the parts of Earth where life exists- the surface, air, water
producer
An organism that can make its own food.
consumer
An organism that eats other organisms
ecosystem
The living and nonliving things in an environment, and their interactions
interdependence
the dependence of two or more things on each other.
system
A group of parts that work together as a whole
terrestrial
relating to the land
freshwater
water without salt
marine
of or relating to the sea, which is salt water
model
A representation of an object or event
Resources
materials that organisms need and value
carrying capacity
Largest number of individuals of a population that a environment can support
population growth curve
a graph that shows the change in population size over time
limiting factor
factor that causes the growth of a population to decrease- shelter, water, energy (from food), area (space), time (to grow and reproduce)
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