Factors that act to limit the growth of populations are collectively called
A) carrying capacity
B) Death
C) Emigration
D) environmental resistance
E) environmental capacity

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Environmental resistance refers to all the factors that limit the growth of populations in their environment, such as competition for resources, predation, disease, and unfavorable weather conditions. Carrying capacity (A) refers to the maximum number of individuals in a population that can be supported by the available resources in a particular environment. Death (B) is a natural process that affects population size, but it is not a factor that limits growth, as death does not prevent population from growing as much as it can. Emigration (C) refers to the movement of individuals out of a population, which can reduce population size but is not necessarily a limiting factor. Environmental capacity (E) is not a term commonly used in population ecology, but it could refer to the maximum capacity of an environment to sustain life, which is determined by its physical, chemical, and biological properties. However, this concept is similar to carrying capacity and does not distinguish the limiting factors that prevent populations from exceeding their capacity.

Factors That Act to Limit the Growth of Populations Are