5th - Science Unit 5 Lesson 2 Vocab Flashcards
(8 cards)
0
Q
The struggle between organisms for the same resources in an ecosystem?
A
Competition
1
Q
The overlapping food chains in an ecosystem?
A
Food web
2
Q
Anything that controls the growth or survival of a population?
A
Limiting factor
3
Q
The maximum population size that an ecosystem can support?
A
Carrying capacity
4
Q
Is a sudden explosive growth of a single population?
A
Red tide
5
Q
Nonliving things?
A
Abiotic factors
6
Q
Living things?
A
Biotic factors
7
Q
Is the larger a population gets, the faster it grows?
A
Exponential growth
