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Chapter 2
Study Populations
Question | Answer |
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Estimate | is an approximation of a number,based on reasonable assumptions |
Birth rate | of a population is the number of births in a population in a certain amount of time |
Death rate | is the number of deaths in a certain amount of time |
Immigration | means moving into a population |
Emigration | means leaving a population |
Population density | the number of individuals in an area of a specific size |
limiting factor | is an environmental factor that causes a population to decrease |
Carrying capacity | the largest population that an area can support |