Population Growth

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What is the definition of Population?

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All members of one species in a certain area.

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What type of growth occurs under ideal conditions?

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Exponential growth.

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What is exponential growth?

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A period of rapid growth where the population size increases at a constant rate.

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What type of growth is characterized by a carrying capacity?

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Logistic growth.

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What are limiting factors?

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Conditions that restrict the growth of a population, such as food, space, and weather.

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Which of the following is NOT a limiting factor? Food, Soil, Space, Weather Conditions?

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Soil.

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What is the predator-prey cycle?

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A biological interaction where the population of predators and prey influence each other's growth.

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What is carrying capacity?

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The maximum population size that an environment can sustain.

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What is emigration?

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The act of leaving one area to settle in another.

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What is immigration?

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The act of coming into a new area to live.

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