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An animal's _______ includes all of the _______ and _______ characteristics of the area in which the animal lives.
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Habitat; biotic; abiotic.
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When an abiotic factor is out of the range of tolerance for an animal, it becomes a/an....
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Limiting factor.
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97% of all living matter on earth is composed of 4 elements. What are they?
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Nitrogen, Carbon, Oxygen, Hydrogen.
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If organisms are placed in an environment with unlimited resources, that population of organisms will probably experience...
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Exponential growth
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Individuals in type II populations...
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Have a constant probability of death throughout their lives.
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The population size that a particular environment can support is called...
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Carrying capacity.
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The constraints placed on a population by various environmental factors is known as...
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Environmental resistance.
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Environmental factors such as severe weather or deforestation which limit the growth of populations are said to be...
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Density independent factors.
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Because they must ingest other organisms to supply their energy needs animals are categorized as...
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Heterotrophs
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In aquatic environments, carbon can be tied up in the environment as this compound present in the shells of mollusks and skeletons of echinoderms.
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Calcium carbonate
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