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Chapter 2
Study Populations
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 |