Question

use the information to answer the question. a researcher documents the population changes in foxes over a five - year period and displays the data in a graph. the researcher observes that from year 4 to year 5, one of the food sources for the foxes increases. what term classifies food sources? limiting factor competition community abiotic factor

Explanation:

Food sources can act as a limiting factor for a population. A limiting factor is something that restricts the growth, distribution, or abundance of an organism or a population of organisms in an ecosystem. When food sources are scarce, they limit the fox population, and when they increase, the population can grow. Competition is between organisms for resources like food, but food sources themselves are limiting factors. Community refers to all the different populations in an area, and abiotic factors are non - living components of an ecosystem.

Answer:

A. limiting factor