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Populations are often limited by the amount of food and other resources that are available. They are also limited by natural disasters.
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What limits the size of a squid?
Prey size and availability.
The size of the population can affect the size of a predator population?
A prey
What is the population size of predator species directly controlled by?
The population size of predator species is typically controlled by the availability of prey, competition with other predators, and environmental factors like habitat and climate. The population size can fluctuate based on these factors, leading to dynamic predator-prey relationships.
What factor limits the growth of the prey population?
T amount of available food and the population of carnivours
What does the size of the host population control?
The size of the host population can control the spread and prevalence of diseases. In a larger host population, there may be more individuals for a disease to spread to, potentially leading to faster transmission. Conversely, in a smaller host population, diseases may not spread as easily and could be contained more easily.
What is meant by 'predator prey cycle'?
the predator-prey cycle is the increase and decrease in population size of the predator and its prey
A resource so scarce that it limits the size of a population is called a?
a limiting factor
The population size of a predator species is directly controlled by?
The population size (number) of a predator species is directly controlled by the availability of a food source (prey). The more prey available, the greater growth in the number of predator species.
When a population size fluctuates within limits in response to the environment but overall maintains a stable size it is said to be in what?
dynamic equilibrium
What limits the number of species that can survive in a habitat?
Various limiting factors can retard the growth of a predator population. The greatest limiting factor is generally the availability of prey. The predators depend on the prey population for sustenance, and if prey population dwindles, predator population does as well. Other factors can limit a population as well, such as the abudance of abiotic resources (water, etc) and territory.
What would not be a limiting factor to the size of a large dense population?
predator/prey relationship
Write the formula for population growth without limits?
In a population without limits, there will be an increase in the population size. For that we will use the equation (dN/dt) = 1.0 N where N is the number of individuals in the population and (dN/dt) is the rate of change in the number of the population over time.
