Unit 3 APES Flashcards Population Dynamics and Growth Factors

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When a population has unlimited resources, and it continues to grow to its FULL LIVING POTENTIAL, it is called

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Biotic potential

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Factors that affect a population depending on its size include food, predation, parasitism, and disease.

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Density-Dependent factor

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Which population has the greatest potential for rapid growth?

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Populations with large numbers of young offspring

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Population pyramids measure:

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Age and Gender

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What age groups does the bottom of a population pyramid represent?

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The children

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What growth rate does this population pyramid represent?

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Negative Growth

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Lower birth rate

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More developed

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Is this country Developed or Developing?

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Developing

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Any thing or organism that regulates the size of a population of another organism is known as __________.

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a limiting factor

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What is the carrying capacity for this sheep population?

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1.6 million