1. Competition occurs whenever more than one individual or population tries to make use of the same resource.

2. What are some examples of competition?
Competition occurs whenever more than one individual or population tries to make use of the same resource.
What are some examples of competition?

3. Limiting Factors: anything that restricts the number of individuals in a population….includes the living (biotic) and nonliving (abiotic) features of the ecosystem.

4. Water

5. Light

6. Living Space

7. Temperature

8. Soil Composition

9. Mates

10. Nesting Sites and Shelter
                  

11. Write/Discuss/Revise
Examine the picture above. Choose one limiting factor to remove from the environment and describe the effects of the loss to the population of deer in that area.

12. Think/Pair/Share
What would happen to populations if there were no limiting factors?