Interactions between organisms and the environment limit the

Interactions between organisms and the environment limit the distribution of species What factors limit the distribution of species? Provide an example of how each of the preceding factors could potentially serve to limit a species distribution.

Solution

52.4).

a). The species distribution is limited by the biotic and abiotic factors. The biotic factors include the presence of predators, disease spread and the competition with the other animals for the natural resources such as food and water.

The abiotic factors include, atmosphere, climate factors such as temperature, humidity and the sun light.

b). The abiotic factors such as water and sun light greatly influence the species distribution. For example, the biodiversity is much higher in the rain forests than in the deserts. Majority of the animals survive around the/nearby water resources. The presence of natural predators limit the survival of certain species.

To minimize the competition for the natural resources, the species are evenly distributed. For example, the even distribution of plants competing for the sun light. Presence of too many herbivores reduce the number of certain plant species, however, the presence of carnivores limit this effect.