Which of the following would be a limiting factor affecting the panda population of china?

a - capture of some pandas for placement in zoos

b - laws protecting habitat destruction

c - programs that educate people about endangered species

d - a disease that kills bamboo plants

D

Explanation:

A limiting factor is an environmental condition or resource whose change has an influence on the size of the population of a species or community. In this case bamboo are a source of food for Pandas. A disease that reduces the number of bamboo trees in ecosystem causes the subsequent reduction of Panda population becasue there wil be less food and increased competition for the resource.