The
place
in
which
an
organism
lives
is
called
its
____________________
.
An
organism's
habitat
provides
the
____________________
that
an
organism
need
to
survive
,
such
as
____________________
and
____________________
,
water
and
air
,
proper
____________________
,
and
even
a
____________________
(
so
the
species
can
survive
)
A
____________________
of
animals
(
or
plants
)
cannot
keep
growing
and
growing
larger
____________________
.
If
there
are
enough
____________________
,
a
population
will
grow
until
it
reaches
a
____________________
level
,
and
then
stay
at
that
level
.
This
maximum
level
is
called
?
carrying
capacity
?
.
The
____________________
____________________
depends
on
the
amount
of
resources
and
also
on
any
____________________
____________________
such
as
predators
,
disease
,
etc
.
If
a
population
has
the
necessary
____________________
(
things
needed
for
species
survival
,
such
as
lots
of
food
,
air
,
water
,
mates
,
etc
.
)
and
if
there
are
____________________
diseases
or
predators
,
the
size
of
the
population
will
____________________
.
However
,
in
any
ecosystem
,
the
availability
of
food
,
water
,
living
space
,
mates
,
nesting
sites
,
&
other
resources
are
often
____________________
(
in
short
supply
)
.
This
can
limit
(
or
____________________
)
the
size
of
a
population
.
A
limiting
factor
is
anything
that
____________________
or
reduces
the
number
of
individuals
in
a
population
.
New
____________________
,
a
forest
____________________
,
a
destruction
of
nesting
sites
,
&
____________________
can
all
be
limiting
factors
.
Limiting
factors
include
____________________
(
such
as
predators
)
and
____________________
-
____________________
elements
(
such
as
fire
or
man
-
made
pollution
)
of
the
ecosystem
.
