Question

1. as the population of elks in a forest incre decreasing availability of their food source and willow leaves, acts as a limiting factor. 3. part of a forest is clear - cut to make room for new ings and roads as part of a housing development. this decreases the available habitat for a species, making it a limiting factor.

Explanation:

Question 2

In ecology, a limiting factor that depends on population density (like food availability as population grows) is a density - dependent limiting factor. The elk's food availability decreases as their population increases, so it's density - dependent.

A limiting factor that is not related to population density, such as habitat destruction due to human - made changes (clear - cutting for housing), is a density - independent limiting factor. The clear - cutting for housing development reduces habitat regardless of the population size of the species, so it's density - independent.

Answer:

density - dependent

Question 3