Ecology Population Vocab Review

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Leaving Population

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Emigration

Front

Number of births in a population over time

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Birth Rate

Front

Largest population an area can support

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Carrying Capacity

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The number of deaths an area can support

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Death Rate

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Moving into a population

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Immigration

Front

Example of _________: Male cheetah leaving group.

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Emigration

Front

Example of __________: A giraffe entering a new population.

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Immigration

Front

Earth's ________ indicates its population limit.

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Carrying Capacity

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A snake is eaten by a hawk. The hawk is the _______.

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predator

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Foxes catch and eat many rabbits, causing an increase in the ______________ of the rabbit population.

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death rate