Define Competition, Limiting factor and Carrying capacity.

Define Competition, Limiting factor and Carrying capacity.

Competition:

Organisms struggle to get their share of each resource. This fight for limited resources is called competition.

Limiting factor:

A limiting factor is any resource that restricts the growth of populations.

 

Carrying capacity:

The carrying capacity is the greatest number of individuals within a population that an ecosystem can support.



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