Resources and population growth | Middle school Biology | Khan Academy

Courses on Khan Academy are always 100% free. Start practicing—and saving your progress—now! Explore how limited resources like food, water, and space shape population growth in ecosystems. As populations increase, competition for resources intensifies, slowing population growth or even causing declines. Locust swarms show how resource availability directly controls how large or small populations can become over time. Sections: 00:00 Intro 00:26 Resources 01:24 Competition 03:34 Locust swarms 05:04 Summary ------------------ Khan Academy is a nonprofit organization with the mission of providing a free, world-class education for anyone, anywhere. We offer quizzes, questions, instructional videos, and articles on a range of academic subjects, including math, biology, chemistry, physics, history, economics, finance, grammar, preschool learning, and more. We provide teachers with tools and data so they can help their students develop the skills, habits, and mindsets for success in school and beyond. Khan Academy has been translated into dozens of languages, and 15 million people around the globe learn on Khan Academy every month. As a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, we would love your help! Donate or volunteer today! Donate here: https://www.khanacademy.org/donate?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=desc Volunteer here: https://www.khanacademy.org/contribute?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=desc