How can food and water limit a population

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How can food and water limit a population 

A. Food and water
Organisms require food and water to survive. Since there isn't always an endless amount of food and water,
they are limiting factors. Suppose a bear must eat 10 fish a day to survive. The river nearby provides about
100 fish a day without harming the fish population. Five bears could easily live in this area because they
would only need 50 fish total. But if there were 15 bears they would not all survive because there would not
be enough food. No matter how much shelter and water there was, the population would not get larger than
10 bears for any extended period of time.
Transcribed Image Text:A. Food and water Organisms require food and water to survive. Since there isn't always an endless amount of food and water, they are limiting factors. Suppose a bear must eat 10 fish a day to survive. The river nearby provides about 100 fish a day without harming the fish population. Five bears could easily live in this area because they would only need 50 fish total. But if there were 15 bears they would not all survive because there would not be enough food. No matter how much shelter and water there was, the population would not get larger than 10 bears for any extended period of time.
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Limiting factors:
How can it limit a population?
Food and water
А.
Space
В.
Weather
С.
Transcribed Image Text:Review: Limiting factors: How can it limit a population? Food and water А. Space В. Weather С.
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