APES Unit 3

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Type I Survivorship

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A pattern of survival where individuals have high survival rates throughout most of their life span, with a significant drop in survival as they approach old age.

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Developed vs Developing Countries

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Developed countries have advanced economies and higher standards of living, while developing countries are in the process of industrialization and have lower standards of living.

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r-strategist Characteristics

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r-strategists typically produce many offspring, have a high growth rate, and exhibit little to no parental care.

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Pioneer Species

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Species such as lichens and mosses that are the first to colonize previously uninhabited areas, initiating ecological succession.

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K-strategists

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Organisms that grow slowly, invest significant time in raising their young, and typically exist near the carrying capacity of their environment.

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Type II Survivorship

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A survivorship curve where individuals have a constant chance of survival throughout their life span.

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Climax Community

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A stable and mature ecological community that has reached a final stage of ecological succession.

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Secondary Species

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Species that colonize an area after a disturbance that has cleared out the previous community but left the soil intact.

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Carrying Capacity

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The maximum population size of a species that an environment can sustain indefinitely without degrading the environment.

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Ecological Succession

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The process by which ecosystems change and develop over time, often following a disturbance.