Unit 7 Populations Vocab

The number of individuals making up a population.

• Population size

• Population density

The number of individuals in a given area

• Population size

• Population density

What does Biotic mean?

• non-living

• living

• dead

What does Abiotic mean?

• nonliving

• living

• dead

What are the factors that slow a population’s growth or prevent it from existing in certain areas?

• speed limits

• growth factors

• limiting factors

What are the 2 types of limiting factors?

• Biotic and classic

• Biotic and Abiotic

• Abiotic and classic

Density Dependent limiting factors are:

• Biotic

• Abiotic

Density-Independent limiting factors are:

• Biotic

• Abiotic

Non-living part of the environment that will limit the size of a population

• Abiotic (Density-Independent) limiting factor

• Biotic (Density-Dependent) limiting factor

Living part of the environment that will limit the size of a population

• Abiotic (Density-Independent) limiting factor

• Biotic (Density-Dependent) limiting factor