Question
Explain relationship between biotic potential and environmental resistance.
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Answer
Biotic potential is defined as the maximum inherent capacity of an organism to reproduce or increase the number of individuals. Whereas the environmental resistance is the biotic and abiotic factors of the environment, that do not allow the population of organisms to grow unlimited and keep the population size in control.
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