Question
The productivity of phytoplankton is reduced if there are few nutrients or large populations of grazers in a marine ecosystem. What are these physiological and/or biological necessities called?
A.
abiotic factors
B.
biotic factors
C.
compensation factors
D.
limiting factors
A.
abiotic factors
B.
biotic factors
C.
compensation factors
D.
limiting factors
Answers
GPT-4o mini
The physiological and/or biological necessities that reduce the productivity of phytoplankton due to few nutrients or large populations of grazers are called:
**D. limiting factors**
Limiting factors are conditions or resources that limit the growth, abundance, or distribution of an organism in an ecosystem.
**D. limiting factors**
Limiting factors are conditions or resources that limit the growth, abundance, or distribution of an organism in an ecosystem.