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Limiting Factors & Carrying Capacity We now know what’s in an ecosystem, but what controls how much *stuff* is in there? Organisms compete for… • • • • Space Water Food or Light Nutrients in lithosphere Which of the above are ABIOTIC? And are also affected by… • Disease • Each other (fights between some males to see who gets to reproduce cause deaths) • Temperature Which of the above are BIOTIC? • The 7 factors listed above are called Limiting Factors. • Different species require different amounts or conditions to survive. These conditions are the species Tolerance Range. Competition for Limiting Factors and Tolerance Ranges create a… • Carrying Capacity: The maximum number of individuals of a species able to survive in an area. • Carrying capacity for all consumers increases as the amount of producers increase… *** Producers are VERY important to healthy ecosystems!!*** Symbiotic Relationships Can Increase Carrying Capacity! • Mutualism: Both species benefit and both populations increase where they live together. • Commensalism: One species benefits and one is not affected, so only one population increases • Parasitism or Predation: One species benefits (its population increases) and one species is harmed (its population decreases) Master of the World Journal Entry: • How many producers will you need to support the rest of your ecosystem? Homework: • Questions # 2-4, 6, 8 on page 55