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Ch. 4 Vocab.
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| carrying capacity | the maximum number of individuals in a species that an environment can support for the long term |
| density-dependent factor | any factor in the environment that depends on the number of members in a population per unit area |
| density-independent factor | any factor in the environment that does not depend on the number of members in a population per unit area |
| dispersion | the pattern of spacing of a population within an area |
| emigration | the term ecologists use to describe the number of individuals moving away from a population |
| immigration | the term ecologists use to describe the number of individuals moving into a population |
| population density | the number of organisms per unit area |
| population growth rate | explains how fast a given population grows |
| age structure | the number of males and females in each of three age groups: pre-reproductive stage, reproductive stage, and post-reproductive stage |
| demographic transition | the change in population from high birth and death rates to low birth and death rates |
| demography | the study of human population, size, density, distribution, movement, and birth and death rates |
| zero population growth | occurs when births plus immigration equals deaths plus emigration |