Science Standard V, Life Science
Lesson 531, Habitats
Identifying possible physical limiting factors in an ecosystem
Defining population density
Identifying density-dependent limiting factors
Identifying density-independent limiting factors
Defining habitat, niche, environmental resistance, biotic factors, and abiotic factors
Identifying biotic and abiotic factors of environmental resistance
Defining biotic potential, carrying capacity, interspecific competition, intraspecific competition, and diversity
Describing the importance of diversity in a habitat
Describing the ways in which an ecosystem maintains balance (predation and selective breeding)