uestion 20 Very few water lilies grow in the desert. What term refers to water availability to lilies in a desert? A a limiting factor the carrying capacity a biotic factor a biosphere

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Communities and Ecosystems

Ecology contains two words: Eikos means dwelling, and logy means to study, so the combined meaning is studying habitat or living.