Question

Raccoons prefer woody areas and are omnivores, which means that they eat meat and plant materials. They are nocturnal, meaning that they are active at night. They are often eaten by mountain lions, gray wolves, and coyotes. Which of the following is a limiting factor for a raccoon population?
A) shortened summer days
B) deforestation
C) claw length
D) breeding season

Answer 1

B) Deforestation

The area they are living in becomes smaller and they are forced to fight for resources, enter urban settings, and as the forest declines they are more likely to encounter predators. 

Answer 2

Answer:

Deforestation

Explanation:

• Limiting factors are the factors of an environment that influence the survival of an organism by being the least in number and hence are crucial in determining how to long the organism will be able to survive in the given environment.
• Since in the given question it has been stated that the raccoons are omnivores that prefer woody areas and fall prey to lions, gray wolves and coyotes then out of all the given options deforestation would serve as a limiting factor because deforestation would lead to a loss of their habitat as they prefer woody areas and also would make them more vulnerable to fall prey to their predators.
• Hence, deforestation is a limiting factor.