Question

What are limiting factors?

Answer 1

Limiting factors:

1. A limiting factor is a factor or variable in the environment that has the potential to limit the growth, abundance, or spread of a population in an ecosystem.
2. These ingredients are in short supply. As a result, organisms compete for limited resources in the ecosystem.
3. E.g., In the process of photosynthesis, temperature, availability of light, carbon dioxide, and water act as limiting factors.