Ecology Vocab Test

The number of organisms living in a defined space

• Population Density

• Carrying Capacity

• Limiting Factor

• Exponential Growth

The theoretical maximum population that an ecosystem could support

• Population Density

• Carrying Capacity

• Limiting Factor

• Exponential Growth

Aspects of the environment that limit the size of a population

• Population Density

• Carrying Capacity

• Limiting Factor

• Exponential Growth

Population grows without a limit

• Population Density

• Carrying Capacity

• Limiting Factor

• Exponential Growth

population grows quickly, then levels off

• exponential growth

• logistical growth

• immigration

• emigration

Movement/migration of organisms into a community

• Exponential growth

• Logistical Growth

• Immigration

• Emigration

Movement/migration of organisms exiting a community

• Exponential growth

• Logistical growth

• Immigration

• Emigration

The study of relationships between organisms and their environment

• Ecology

• Organism

• Population

• Community

individual member of a species or population

• Ecology

• Organism

• Population

• Community

multiple individuals of the same species living together

• Ecology

• Population

• Organism

• Community