Question

1 fill in the blank 2 points answer - the maximum number of individuals of a particular species that an environment can sustainably support over time. answer - an organism that gets its energy and nutrients by feeding on other organisms. answer - an organism, such as a bacterium, fungus, or invertebrate, that breaks down dead or decaying organic matter and returns essential nutrients to the ecosystem. answer - the act of a population or organism leaving its habitat to move to another. answer - the movement of individuals into a population or habitat from another area. answer - any environmental condition or resource that restricts the growth, abundance, or distribution of an organism or population. answer - the total number of individuals of a single species within a defined area at a specific time. consumers limiting factors emigration immigration population size decomposers carrying capacity

Explanation:

for each blank:

1. First blank:

The definition "the maximum number of individuals of a particular species that an environment can sustainably support over time" matches the term "carrying capacity".

2. Second blank:

"an organism that gets its energy and nutrients by feeding on other organisms" is the definition of "consumers".

3. Third blank:

"an organism, such as a bacterium, fungus, or invertebrate, that breaks down dead or decaying organic matter and returns essential nutrients to the ecosystem" describes "decomposers".

4. Fourth blank:

"the act of a population or organism leaving its habitat to move to another" is "emigration".

5. Fifth blank:

"the movement of individuals into a population or habitat from another area" is "immigration".

6. Sixth blank:

"any environmental condition or resource that restricts the growth, abundance, or distribution of an organism or population" is "limiting factors".

7. Seventh blank:

"the total number of individuals of a single species within a defined area at a specific time" is "population size".

Answer:

1. carrying capacity
2. consumers
3. decomposers
4. emigration
5. immigration
6. limiting factors
7. population size