Population Ecology

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What is the term for the number of organisms in a population born in a year?

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Birth Rate

Front

What do we call all of the organisms of the same species living in the same geographic area?

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Population

Front

What type of limiting factors affect population growth regardless of the population size or density?

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Density Independent Limiting Factors

Front

How is the number of individuals in a measured unit of area defined?

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Population Density

Front

What is the term for the total number of individuals that make up a population?

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Population Size

Front

What is the term for the maximum population size that an environment can sustain?

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Carrying Capacity

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Front

What is the difference between biotic and abiotic factors in an ecosystem?

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Biotic factors are living components (like plants and animals), while abiotic factors are non-living components (like water and temperature).

Front

What is the term for the movement of individuals into a population?

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Immigration

Front

What is the term for the movement of individuals out of a population?

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Emigration

Front

What is the relationship between birth rate and death rate in determining population growth?

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Population growth occurs when the birth rate exceeds the death rate.