5.1 Population Growth

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What is logistic growth?

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A growth pattern where a population's growth rate slows or stops following a period of exponential growth.

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What is population density?

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The number of organisms per certain area.

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What happens to a population when the number of births equals the number of deaths?

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The population will stay the same.

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What happens to a population when the number of births is greater than the number of deaths?

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The population will increase.

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What is carrying capacity?

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The largest number of individuals of a population that the environment can support.

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What is exponential growth?

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A growth pattern where the population increases rapidly without any limiting factors.

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What are limiting factors?

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Environmental conditions that restrict the growth, abundance, or distribution of a population.

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What is a population crash?

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A sudden decline in the number of individuals in a population.

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What is a lag phase in population growth?

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A period where the population grows slowly as it adjusts to its environment.

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What is mutualism?

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A symbiotic relationship where both species benefit from the interaction.