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parasitism host harms
mutualism both benefit
commensalism one benefits oth neither
population constists of all the individuals of a species that live together in 1 place at 1 time
population size the # of individuals that live in a given area
population density the number of individuals of the same species that live in a given unit of area
dispersion in ecology, the pattern of distribution of organisms in a population
population model hypothetical population that attempts to exhibit the key characteristics of a real population
exponential growth curve curve in which the rate of population growth stays the same
carrying capacity population size that an environmeny can substain
density-dependent factors a varible affected by the #of organisms present in a given area
logistic model a model of popluation growth that assumes that finite resouces level limit population growth
r-strategists species that grow exponentially when environmental condition allow them to reproduce
k-strategists organisms that grow slowly, such as whales ofter have small population sizes
density-independent factor a variable that affects a population regardless of the population density, such as climate
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