4.3 Vocab

Front

Graph showing death likelihood with age.

Back

survivorship curve

Front

Arrival of individuals from outside a given area.

Back

immigration

Front

Departure of individuals from an area.

Back

emigration

Front

Seasonal movement into/out of an area

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migration

Front

Population increases by a fixed percentage each year

Back

Exponential growth

Front

Characteristic of the environment that limits population growth

Back

limiting factor

Front

Largest sustainable population size in an environment

Back

carrying capacity

Front

Graph showing a population's initial exponential growth slowing due to limiting factors

Back

logistic growth

Front

Limiting factor influenced by population density

Back

density dependent factor

Front

Limiting factor unaffected by population density

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density independent factor