Limiting Factors are…
(two similar definitions)
conditions of the environment that limit the growth of a species.
biotic and abiotic factors that prevent the continuous growth of a population.
2. Factors that Affect
Population
• Density Dependent Factors: A limiting
factor that depends on population size
(biotic factors)
• Density Independent Factors: A limiting
factors that affects all populations
regardless of the population size
(abiotic factors)