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9th Bio Chpt 5
9th Grade Honors Biology Chapter 5
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| limiting factor | factor that causes population growth to decrease |
| density-dependent limiting factor | limiting factor that depends on populations density |
| density-independent limiting factor | limiting factor that affects all populations in similar ways, regardless of population density |
| sanitation | prevention of disease by removal of sewage and trash |
| 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 |
| demography | scientific study of human populations |
| demographic transition | change in a population from high birth and death rates to low birth and death rates |