Plants have limiting factors, from many different things. Bees pollinate the flower enabling it to grow. The bee choosing the flower is allowing it to grow is very important, but without the bee pollinating the plant, it will die and the population will decrease. The plant is an important food source for many things like butterflies and birds. which comes back to the circle of life. The fact its a biotic factor helps the tinniest insect and the biggest bird.

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