If the presence or absence of a factor limits the growth of the ecosystems elements, it is called a limiting factor . There are several abiotic factors that limit ecosystem growth, including temperature, precipitation, sunlight, soil configuration, and soil nutrients
        
                    
             
        
        
        
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Fertilizers are the chemicals that are applied on the agricultural crops to increase the yield of crop and protect them from harmful pests. The fertilizers are rich in nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium.
Karen and Jimmy growing tomato to conduct the research. They conclude that large amount of fertilizer is helpful for plant growth. This is wrong because high fertilizer can decrease the plant growth and may cause the death of plant. The fertilizers are required in the exact amount in the plants and there inappropriate level inhibits the plant growth.
 
        
                    
             
        
        
        
 The answer should be agriculture.
Agriculture means farming of crops or the rearing of animals, either for their own use or for commercial purposes. Rural area means a place away from the city, opposite of urban areas, with little buildings and most likely have a smaller population.
On the other hand, construction and manufacturing most likely is going to be common in urban area, as urban area is more likely to have more buildings being built and most of the products are made in the factories in urban areas. Therefore, the only activity that is almost practiced exclusively in rural area is agriculture. Urban areas don't have much space and well environment for agriculture activities.
Agriculture activities can be energy consuming as some may require different machines to help with farming processes such as harvesting or irrigation.