Question

In a particular environment there is plenty of food, water, cover, and space to support a large population of pheasants, but a larger quantity of predators are introduced. The predators become the _______ for pheasants in that environment.
a.
carrying capacity
b.
abiotic factor
c.
limiting factor
d.
biotic factor

Answer 1

c. limiting factor

Predators are a biotic (living) factor that can limit the pheasant population by increasing mortality, so they act as a limiting factor.