Question

an ecosystem with unfavorable conditions will negatively affect the populations growth. what do we call these factors in an ecosystem that can hurt a populations growth? biotic potential environmental resistance

Explanation:

To solve this, we analyze the options:

• "Biotic potential" refers to the maximum growth rate of a population under ideal conditions (no limiting factors), so it does not match the description of factors hurting population growth.
• "Environmental resistance" includes all limiting factors (like unfavorable conditions) that restrict a population’s growth, matching the question’s context.

Answer:

B. environmental resistance (assuming the second option is labeled as B; if no labels, it's the second option text: "environmental resistance")