Population Ecology

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What is the term for the increase in population numbers until the environment reaches the maximum number of organisms that can be supported?

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Logistic population growth.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

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What are factors that affect population growth regardless of the population size or density?

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Density Independent Limiting Factors.

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NGSS.HS-LS4-5

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What do we call the total number of individuals that make up a population?

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Population Size.

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What is defined as all of the organisms of the same species living in the same geographic area?

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Population.

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What are factors that affect population growth based on the population size or density?

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Density Dependent Limiting Factors.

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What is the maximum number of individuals of a species that an environment can support called?

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Carrying Capacity.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

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What is the difference between density dependent and density independent factors?

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Density dependent factors change with population size, while density independent factors do not.

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What is the term for the study of how populations change over time?

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Population Dynamics.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

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What is a common example of a density independent limiting factor?

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Natural disasters, such as floods or fires.

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

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What is a common example of a density dependent limiting factor?

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Competition for resources, such as food or space.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1