Chapter 4 Population Ecology Review

The arrival of individuals from outside an area.

• Immigration
• Emigration
• Migration
• Carrying Capacity

The largest population size that an
environment can sustainably support.

• Immigration
• Emigration
• Migration
• Carrying Capacity

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The proportion of males to females in a population.

• Population
• Sex Ratio
• Population Distribution
• Population Density

Members of a species that live in the same area.

• Population
• Sex Ratio
• Population Distribution
• Population Density

How organisms are arranged within an area.

• Population
• Sex Ratio
• Population Distribution
• Population Density

The number of individuals within a population per unit area.

• Population
• Sex Ratio
• Population Distribution
• Population Density

The specific environment in which an organism lives.

• Habitat
• Community
• Population
• Ecosystem

A group of individuals that interbreed and produce fertile offspring.

• Habitat
• Community
• Species
• Ecosystem

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All the living things and their physical environments within a particular area.

• Habitat
• Community
• Population
• Ecosystem

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Characteristic of the environment that restricts population growth.

• Sex Ratio
• Limiting Factor
• Carrying Capacity
• Exponential Growth

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