Unit 7 - Wildlife Population Ecology

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Change in population abundance is calculated as

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(birth + immigration) - (death + emigration)

Front

Which of the following is one of the main properties used to describe a population?

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Number of individuals

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Describes the proportion of the population that is male versus female

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Sex Structure

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The density of a population is

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The number of individuals per unit area.

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Individual achieves preferential access to resources over other individuals

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Dominance

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What is the term for the number of individuals of a species in a given area?

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Population Density

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What is the term for the movement of individuals into a population?

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Immigration

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What is the term for the movement of individuals out of a population?

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Emigration

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What is the term for the maximum population size that an environment can sustain?

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Carrying Capacity

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What is the term for the age distribution of a population?

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Age Structure