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Sookdeo-Biology Ch.5
Question | Answer |
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population density | number of individuals per unit area |
population distribution | describes the way individuals are spaced out across their range |
age structure | the number of males and females of each age in a population |
immigration | movement of individuals into an area occupied by an existing population |
emigration | movement of individuals out of an area |
exponential growth | growth pattern in which the individuals in a population reproduce at a constant rate |
logistic growth | growth pattern in which a population’s growth slows and then stops following a period of exponential growth |
carrying capacity | largest number of individuals of a particular species that a particular environment can support |
limiting factor | factor that causes population growth to decrease |
density dependent limiting factor | limiting factor that depends on population density |
density independent limiting factor | limiting factor that affects all populations in similar ways, regardless of the population density |
demography | scientific study of human populations |
demographic transition | change in a population from high birth and death rates to low birth and death rates |