What is a limiting factor? How can limiting factors limit the size of a population? In your answer, give an example of a biotic and abiotic limiting factor in a forest ecosystem.

A limiating factor is what limits the poupulation in an ecosystem. For example, biotic limiting factors include food, mates, shelter. Without these things the poupulation would decrease. becuse food, mates, and shelter are limited it limits the poupulation. an example of an abiotic limiting factor is a predetor. Predetors limit the poupulation of there pray.

Explanation:

emerging idea only occurs as a raw idea that could appear out of nowhere. meanwhile, to reach scientific consensus , that idea must be structured and tested over and over again through various experiments. the scientific consensus transforms the raw idea into idea that is more reliable through the process of scientific elimination.

only about ten percent of the energy at one trophic level is passed on to organisms at the next trophic level. the remainder of the energy is used in life processes or lost as heat.