Interactions with the
Environment
Limiting Factors - A resource needed that becomes scarce.
● Keeps populations from growing out of control
● Examples: limited amounts of food, water, or space
● This is something that LIMITS a population size
Carrying Capacity- the largest population a given
environment can support over a long period of time.
● A population may temporarily exceed its carrying capacity, but a
limiting factor will return it to the carrying capacity.
In other words:
The limiting factors are what creates the carrying capacity.