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What is the it called when factor that causes population growth to decrease?
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∙ 9y ago
It is called a limiting factor.
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∙ 13y ago
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What is the definition of limiting factor?
it is an environmental factor that causes a population to decrease.
A biotic or an abiotic resource in the environment that causes population size to decrease is a?
limiting factor
What is the name for a factor that causes a population to stop increasing?
the factor that causes a population to stop increassing is called depopulation
Why might a contagious virus that causes a fatal disease be considered a density-dependent factor?
its considered a limiting factor because it might have the power to decrease the numbers of the population, if one were to become infected.
What caused the Illinois River largemouth bass population low?
Pollution was a small factor but the largest factor is the spread of the Asian Carp which feed on algae and surface insects. This causes a disruption in the entire river ecosystem all the way to the largemouth bass causing a decrease in available food and therefore a decrease in population.
What is the name for the factor that causes the population to not grow?
limiting factor
What other factor could have caused a decrease in the hare population?
the climate
What environmental factor could change a shrews population?
More predators so the population would decrease :(
What factor is mainly responsible for the decrease of female population in India?
social factors
What is the factor most likely to result in a decrease in the size of a specific population is?
Famine
What does a decrease in salmon population due to an increase in river temperature indicate?
an abiotic factor affecting a biotic factor
What is the name for a factor that causes a population to increase?
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