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Ecology Quiz 2
The Lorax/ Growth Curves/ Limiting Factors
Term | Definition |
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natural resources | the earth's natural material and processes that support other species and people |
extirpation | local extinction of species |
limiting factors | single factor that limits the growth, abundance or the population of species in an ecosystem |
ecology | the study of the interrelationships between organims and their environment |
indigenous | native to an area |
S growth curve | when the rate of population slows down as it reaches the carrying capacity |
J growth curve | =exponential growth when the population size increases at a constant rate |
Natural resources | Truffla Trees, grass, water |
Once-ler | CEO of business |
Thneed | products made from the natural resources |
Lorax | creature that speaks for the trees |
carrying capacity | the number of individuals an environment can support without significant negative impacts to the given organism and its environment |