Q: What is the term for something that limits the growth or development of an organism, population, or process?


Read this paragraph and choose the correct option from the provided answers:

In the predator-prey example, one factor limits the growth of the other factor. As the prey population deceases, the predator population is begins to decrease as well. The prey population is a limiting factor. A limiting factor limits the growth or development of an organism, population, or process.

 Choices:

- controlling factor

- stumbling block

- variable

- limiting factor


A:
limiting factor