Population Ecology

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What are biotic factors?

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Biotic factors are living components of an ecosystem, such as plants, animals, and microorganisms.

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What are abiotic factors?

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Abiotic factors are non-living components of an ecosystem, such as water, sunlight, and temperature.

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What is carrying capacity?

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Carrying capacity is the maximum number of individuals of a species that an environment can support sustainably.

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What happens when a population exceeds its carrying capacity?

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When a population exceeds its carrying capacity, it will eventually decrease due to limited resources.

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What is immigration?

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Immigration is the movement of individuals into a population or area.

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What is emigration?

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Emigration is the movement of individuals out of a population or area.

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What is a logistic growth curve?

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A logistic growth curve is an S-shaped graph that represents how a population grows rapidly at first and then levels off as it reaches carrying capacity.

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What is a predator?

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A predator is an organism that hunts and eats other organisms for food.

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What is a parasite?

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A parasite is an organism that lives on or in a host and benefits at the host's expense.

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What is a food chain?

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