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Environment 1-2
Populations
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| an approximate number | estimate |
| counting the number of organisms in a small area then multiplying to find the number in a large area | sampling |
| Catching some organisms, counting them, marking the ones caught, then recapturing them at a later time | mark-and-recapture |
| observing signs of organisms to estimate populaton size | indirect observation |
| organisms moving into a population | immigration |
| organisms moving out of a population | emigration |
| if birth rate is greater than the death rate | population increases |
| if birth rate is less than the death rate | population decreases |
| the number of individuals per unit area | population density |
| an environmental factor taht causes a population to decrase | limiting factor |
| the largest population that na area can support | carrying capacity |
| limiting factors | food, water, space, weather |