Question

Most yellow jacket wasps are unable to survive the winter. Typically, only the queen and a few other wasps are able to survive the cold by hibernating.
Which ecological concept best categorizes weather (i.e., temperature) as a limiting factor in yellow jacket wasp survival?
population birth rate
O population death rate
Odensity-dependent factors
O density-independent factors

Answer 1

Answer: density-independent factors

Explanation:

The ecological concept that best categorizes weather (i.e., temperature) as a limiting factor in yellow jacket wasp survival is referred to as density-independent factors.

Density-independent factor, is also referred to as limiting factor, and it simply means the things that have an impact on the population of the living things in a particular area without taking into consideration of the density of the population for the area e.g food limitation, weather conditions, pollutants, fire etc.