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Chapter 19.2
Chapter 19.2 vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| growth rate | the amount by which a population's size changes in a given time |
| immigration | the movement of individuals into a population |
| emigration | the movement of individuals out of the population |
| exponential model | the observation that populations can grow in a pattern |
| limiting factor | any factor, such as space, that retrains the growth of a population |
| logistic model | builds on the exponential model but accounts for the influence of limiting factors |
| carrying capacity | the number of individuals the environment can support over a long period of time |
| density-independent factor | reduce the population by the same proportion, regardless of the population's size ex.weather, floods, and fires |
| density-dependent factor | include resource limitations, such as shortages of food or nesting sites, and are triggered by increasing population density |
| inbreeding | mating with relatives |