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Differentiate between density-dependent and

density-independent limiting factors and give at
least two examples from the lesson of each.

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Density-dependent limiting factors depend on the size of a population.

Density-independent limiting factors affect all populations the same, regardless of population size.

Density-dependent limiting factors include disease, parasites, competition for food, water, and shelter, and predation.

Density-independent limiting factors include natural disasters, climate, and human activity.

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Answer/Explanation:

Density-dependent limiting factors are non living and biotic factors that affect the size and growth of a population based on the population density, while density-independent limiting factors are those factors that do not depend on the density of a population before they can have an effect on the growth and size of the population.

Examples of density-dependent limiting factors are predation, disease, Parasitism, competition. These rely on the density of a population in order to affect the growth and size of a population.

On the other hand, examples of density-independent limiting factors are pollution, flood, temperature.

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