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Chp. 11 BI 303
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Successive generations differ in size by a constant ratio is known as what? | Geometric growth |
| Exponential growth can be used to model populations which have what kind of generations? | Overlapping generations |
| Exponential population growth is important for what three things? | The process of establishment in new environments by a founding population, During exploitation of transient, favorable conditions, and during the process of recovery from some form of exploitation. |
| The number of individuals of a particular population that the environment can support is known as the? | Carrying capacity |
| The carrying capacity is determined by what factors? | Food, parasitism, disease, predation, and space |
| Biotic factors limiting population are often what? | Density dependent |
| Abiotic factors limiting population growth are often what? | Density independent |
| Some biotic factors such as what can affect a population in a density independent manner? | Disease |
| Humans are ubitiquous. What does that mean? | They are on all continents. |