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Chapter 4 - Lesson 3
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Survivorship curve | A visual of the chances of death varies with age |
| Immigration | When people go into a different area after coming from another area |
| Emigration | When people leave a certain area to go to another |
| Migration | A seasonal movement into and out of an area |
| Exponential growth | Changes in population size usually when it increases |
| Limiting factor | Characteristics of the environment that limit population growth |
| Carrying capacity | The amount of organisms an environment can support |
| Logistic growth | How a populations exponential growth can be brought down by limiting factors |
| Density-dependent factor | Limiting factor which is influenced by the population |
| Density-independent factor | Limiting factor which is not influenced by the population |
| Biotic potential | The maximum ability of an organism to produce offspring. |