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Predators, starvation, and disease are all examples of

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The answer is DENSITY-DEPENDENT limiting factors

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Certain factors tend to inhibit the growth and abundance of member organisms of a population. These factors are termed LIMITING FACTORS. Limiting factors that affect population of organisms in an ecosystem can either be density-dependent or density-independent.

DENSITY-DEPENDENT limiting factors are a type of limiting factors that depends on how dense a population is i.e. depends on the population size. Examples of density dependent factors are predation, starvation, and disease which tend to affect and inhibit growth and abundance in a large population.

For example, when a population increases, they tend to utilize food more, which will eventually lead to exhaustion of the food source. This causes STARVATION within the population.

Note that: Conversely, density independent factors do not depend on population size to inhibit growth and abundance of a population. Example is drought, earthquake or other natural hazards.

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