Native plants, those that have grown in a particular area since before human settlement, provide food and habitat for native wildlife. Fewer native plants due to extreme drought has led to decreasing populations of wildlife. The charge in these populations would be due to a/an

Question

density Independent limiting factor

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density dependent limiting factor

exponential growth of non-native species

Od Increase in biotic potential for several native species

Answer 1

A. Density independent limiting factor

The extreme drought affecting native plants is a density independent limiting factor because it is a factor that affects populations regardless of their density or size. In this case, the extreme drought is limiting the resources available to native plants, which in turn affects the populations of wildlife that depend on those plants for food and habitat.