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Apes Chapter 8 cards
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Age Structure | Percentage of the population (or number of people of each sex) at each age level in a population. |
| Asexual Reproduction | Reproduction in which a mother cell divides to produce to produce two identical daughter cells that are a clone of the mother cell. It produces a single celled organism. |
| Biotic Potential | Maximum rate at which the population of a given species can increase when there are no limits on its rate of growth. See environmental resistance. |
| Carrying Capacity (K) | Maximum population of a particular species that a given habitat can support over a given period. |
| Dieback | Sharp reduction in the population of a species when its numbers exceed the carrying capacity of its habitat. See carrying capacity. |