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Understanding Limiting Factors in Population Growth

Learn about the environmental factors that impact population growth, such as food, water, space, light, soil composition, weather, and carrying capacity. Explore how these factors can influence the survival and reproduction of species.

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Understanding Limiting Factors in Population Growth

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  1. Limiting Factors

  2. Limiting Factors Is an environmental factor that causes a population to stop growing.

  3. 1. Food and Water All organisms need to take in nutrients! If not, members of the population will die.

  4. 2. Space Each organism needs to have enough space to live.

  5. 3. Light Sunlight is a limiting factor for plants.

  6. 4. Soil Composition Soil must contain the proper amount of nutrients in order for plants to get enough nutrients.

  7. 5. Weather Many organisms require a particular range of temperatures and amount of rainfall to live and reproduce.

  8. Carrying Capacity The largest population an area can hold.

  9. Survival is Just a Roll Directions

  10. Record Keeping Table

  11. SURVIVAL IS JUST A ROLL OF THE DICE

  12. Just a Roll of the Dice: Questions 1. In which year(s) was the wolf population the highest? 2. In which year(s) was the wolf population the lowest? 3. Over what years did the population decrease in size? 4. What caused the population to decrease in size? 5. Over what years did the population increase in size? 6. What caused the population to increase in size? 7. Do you think that this game realistically represents what happens to a real life population of wolves? Why or why not?

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