Atornado rips through the north carolina mountains and destroys a huge forest. this decrease in the tree population is the result of a
a)
type of punctuated equilibrium.
b)
density dependent limiting factor.
c)
primary succession limiting factor.
d)
density independent limiting factor.

D)  density independent limiting factor.

A limiting factor is the one which has the potential to limit the growth, abundance and distribution of the population of the species in an ecosystem. A limiting factor can be characterized into two types depending upon the density of the population. This includes density- dependent and density-independent factors.

Density- dependent limiting factor causes the change of the population per capita growth with the increase in population density. For example, predation, the large folk of the prey population is likely to attract the predator population.

Density-independent limiting factor results in the change in the per capita growth of the population independent of density of population. The example includes natural disaster.

A tornado is a type of natural disaster, the effect of which will be independent of the density of the tree population of Carolina mountains forests. Therefore, the decrease in the tree population is the result of a density independent limiting factor.

succession returns a disturbed

ecosystem to a more stable state. this is also classified into two (2) types:

primary succession and secondary succession. the primary succession arises when

a new land is transformed and a bare rock has been exposed providing an environment

that can be occupied for the first time. while, secondary succession occurs

when a previously occupied environment was disturbed that kills much of all its

community

explanation:

radon is correct hope this