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U3L02
AP Biology B
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| A group of individuals of the same species that live in the same area and interbreed, producing fertile offspring. | Population |
| The relative number of individuals of each age in a population. | Age structure |
| A group of spatially separated populations of one species that interact through immigration and emigration. | Metapopulation |
| Referring to any characteristic that varies with population density | Density dependent |
| Referring to any characteristic that is not affected by population density. | Density independent |
| Selection for life history traits that are sensitive to population density; also called density-dependent selection. | k-selection |
| The maximum population size that can be supported by the available resources, symbolized as K. | Carrying capacity |
| Reproduction in which adults produce offspring over many years; also known as repeated reproduction. | Iteroparity |
| The traits that affect an organism's schedule of reproduction and survival. | Life history |
| A plot of the number of members of a cohort that are still alive at each age; one way to represent age-specific mortality. | Survivorship curve |
| An age-specific summary of the survival pattern of a population. | Life tables |
| A behavior in which an animal defends a bounded physical space against encroachment by other individuals, usually of its own species. | Territoriality |
| The movement of individuals out of a population. | Emigration |
| The pattern of spacing among individuals within the boundaries of a population. | Dispersion |
| The number of individuals per unit area or volume. | Density |