Density-dependent factors __________.       have a greater impact at higher population densities are less important for regulating population size than density-independent factors act at the community level cause decreases in numbers of species in an ecosystem as a result of temperature extremes

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Communities and Ecosystems

Ecology contains two words: Eikos means dwelling, and logy means to study, so the combined meaning is studying habitat or living.