Using an Example of a Study You Might Conduct, Go

question 31

Essay

Using an example of a study you might conduct, go through all of the steps of the scientific method.

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Definitions:

Carrying Capacity

The largest number of individuals of a species that an environment can support indefinitely, based on the availability of essential resources like food, habitat, and water.

Predation

A biological interaction where one organism, the predator, kills and eats another organism, its prey, as a means of obtaining energy.

Biotic Potential

The highest possible rate of reproduction for a living being when the environment is most favorable.

Environmental Resistance

The sum of environmental factors (like predation, disease, and competition) that limit the growth of populations within an ecosystem.