What is the main factor that limits population growth in the protozoa case study? Diseases and parasites Intraspecific competition Interspecific predation Social behavior

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What is the main factor that limits population growth in the protozoa case study?

Diseases and parasites

Intraspecific competition

Interspecific predation

Social behavior

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Main factor that limits the growth of population in protozoa:

Intraspecific Competition :

It refers to the stress arose among the individuals of a population due to certain factors like lack of food, space, reproduction etc.

Due to this the individuals start competing with each other for the limited resources present in environment.

In absence of proper nutrition, space and reproduction the size of population starts reducing.

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