Population Ecology

Front

Which of the following describes a population that is distributed evenly across an area? Random, Clumped, Uniform, Crowded

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Uniform

Front

The specific environment in which an organism lives.

Back

Habitat

Front

Anything an organism needs to survive.

Back

resource

Front

Graph that shows the likelihood of death for an individual.

Back

Survivorship curve

Front

The arrival of an individual from outside a given area (move into)

Back

Immigration

Front

Departure of individuals from a given area/population

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Emigration

Front

When a population increases each year by a fixed percentage

Back

Exponential growth

Front

Characteristics of the environment that control/restrain a population's growth

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Limiting factor

Front

The maximum number of individuals that an environment can sustain.

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Carrying capacity

Front

Describes how a population's initial increase is slowed down and finally leveled

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Logistic growth