An ecologist is studying a desert ecosystem like the one modeled in the energy pyramid. Which of the limiting factors would affect the carrying capacity of the population of insects in this ecosystem? A. The number of cacti, flowering shrubs, and desert trees that could grow during an extended dry period.

B. A group of small birds that immigrated to the desert during a drought

C. A group of birds of prey that emigrated from the desert because of an extended dry period.

D. All of these would affect the carrying capacity of the insect population.

E. None of these would affect the carrying capacity of the insect population because only abiotic factors can do that.

I think A. The number of cacti, flowering shrubs, and desert trees that could grow during an extended dry period.

Explanation:

answer: angiosperms

dicots

angiosperms are highly evolved plants, they produce seeds which are enclosed within in a carple. these are the largest group of plants on earth. they include trees, shrubs, herbs and small flowering plants. angiosperms exhibit a flowering stage in their life cycle. the flower serves the function of reproduction and fruit formation in majority of angiosperms. dicot is the term used to describe flowering plants that have two seed leaves. dicots are plants which develop seeds which split into two parts called cotyledons. each cotyledon contains one embryo.

here, a small purple flower development indicates that the plant belongs to angiosperms and having two embryonic leaves indicates it belongs to dicots.