Wildlife Population Dynamics

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What is a Density Independent Factor?

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A factor that affects population size regardless of the population's density, such as natural disasters like tsunamis.

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What is a Density Dependent Factor?

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A factor that affects population size based on the population's density, such as competition for resources.

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What does the term carrying capacity describe?

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The population size that the environment can sustain without degrading.

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What happens to a population when the birth rate is larger than the death rate?

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The population will grow.

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If the carrying capacity of a predator decreases, what will happen to the carrying capacity of the prey?

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The carrying capacity of the prey will increase.

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What are abiotic factors?

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Non-living components of the environment, such as temperature, light, air, water, and soil.

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What are biotic factors?

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Living components of the environment, including plants, animals, and microorganisms.

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Define population dynamics.

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The study of how populations change in size, density, and structure over time.

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What is the difference between immigration and emigration?

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Immigration is the arrival of individuals into a population, while emigration is the departure of individuals from a population.

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What is a food chain?

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A linear sequence of organisms through which nutrients and energy pass as one organism eats another.