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Explain how carrying capacity influence the number of organism in an ecosystem?
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∙ 8y ago
um... it influences the number of organims in an ecosystem um... because carying capacity is the largest number of individuals of one species that an ecosystem can support over time .
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 8y agoAn ecosystem can sustain so many organisms. That limit would be its carrying capacity. If the population goes above that number then other factors will cause the population to crash and then rebound to a constant level.
Ex.-- Take your backyard for instance. Let's say you live on a 1/2 acre lot. Rabbits move in. Those rabbits may breed unchecked but for the fact that predators will move in too, some will become food. There's only so much grass in your yard, so some will starve. Too many in one spot will invite disease to spread. The carrying capacity of your yard is the maximum number of rabbits that can live there.
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∙ 13y agoCarrying captivity influences the number of organisms in an ecosystem. The organisms could die or or be forced to move elsewhere.
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What is the carrying capacity in any ecosystem?
the largest population that can be supported
How can you determine the carrying capacity of an organism?
The measure that has been established to estimate carrying capacity and the share of each person is the ecological footprint.
What affects the carrying capacity of an ecosystem?
The carrying capacity of an environment is determined by the limited availability of renewable resources in the environment. Also the environmental resistance to the biotic potential of the organism.
How do you know when a carrying capacity has been reached?
It is difficult to define the exact carrying capacity of an organism in its environment. Variables used to determine carrying capacity are primarily the availability of food in a given area to which the organism lives. A carrying capacity can be estimated in a population that exhibits an abrupt decline in numbers immediately after a steady population increase. The carrying capacity has been reached when a given amount of recourses can only support a defined number of species.
What will happen if an organism is alone in a ecosystem?
If an organism is alone in a ecosystem it will definitely die. A single organism cannot form an ecosystem as it has to interact with other organisms.
Which term means the largest population of a certain kind of organism that an ecosystem can support?
Carrying capacity
What is the carrying capacity in any ecosystem?
the largest population that can be supported
The number of organism a piece of land can support?
population density
Does the organism influence the environment or does the environment influence the organism?
both, but the environment influences the organism more. this causes the organism to change and they start to influence the environment a.k.a THEY ADAPT
How can you determine the carrying capacity of an organism?
The measure that has been established to estimate carrying capacity and the share of each person is the ecological footprint.
What affects the carrying capacity of an ecosystem?
The carrying capacity of an environment is determined by the limited availability of renewable resources in the environment. Also the environmental resistance to the biotic potential of the organism.
What are the numbers of organism that a particular area can support?
Every ecosystem has a carrying capacity, which is the maximum number of organisms that particular ecosystem can sustain for an indefinite period of time. The precise number of organisms varies with the ecosystem, for example a rain-forest could sustain more animals that a desert of the same size, though it's really hard to predict an exact number. The number of organisms living in an ecosystem will constantly change due to death, birth, immigration and emigration, so the number of animals living in an ecosystem can shift higher or lower than the maximum carrying capacity. Although, generally, if it is higher than the carrying capacity, animals will either die as the ecosystem cannot support them, or emigrate to somewhere new, depending on the habits of that particular organism. Hope this helps!
How do you know when a carrying capacity has been reached?
It is difficult to define the exact carrying capacity of an organism in its environment. Variables used to determine carrying capacity are primarily the availability of food in a given area to which the organism lives. A carrying capacity can be estimated in a population that exhibits an abrupt decline in numbers immediately after a steady population increase. The carrying capacity has been reached when a given amount of recourses can only support a defined number of species.
How carrying capacity influence the number of organism in an ecosystems?
um... it influences the number of organims in an ecosystem um... because carying capacity is the largest number of individuals of one species that an ecosystem can support over time . umm
What will happen if an organism is alone in a ecosystem?
If an organism is alone in a ecosystem it will definitely die. A single organism cannot form an ecosystem as it has to interact with other organisms.
What results when a population grows larger than the carrying capacity of the environment?
In the event a population grows above the carrying capacity for that population, the weakest links of begin to die out as the strongest live to compete for resources. The large population of one organism, assuming that organism is a consumer, can cause another population of organisms to become scarce due to the overfeeding on that organism.
What is an example of a disease carrying organism?
A pathogen is a disease carrying organism.
