Population Ecology

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What is population dispersion?

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The way in which individuals of a population are spread out in their environment.

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What type of growth model is characterized by an initial rapid growth followed by a slowdown as resources become limited?

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Logistic growth model.

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What are the three phases of logistic growth?

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Phase 1: Rapid growth, Phase 2: Slow growth, Phase 3: Growth stops.

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What causes growth to stop in the third phase of logistic growth?

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Carrying capacity.

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What is carrying capacity?

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The maximum population size that an environment can sustain indefinitely.

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What is population density?

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The number of individuals per unit area or volume.

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What is the difference between emigration and immigration?

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Emigration is the movement of individuals out of a population, while immigration is the movement of individuals into a population.

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What is clumped dispersion?

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A type of population dispersion where individuals are grouped together in patches.

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What is random dispersion?

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A type of population dispersion where individuals are spread out irregularly, with no predictable pattern.

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What is uniform dispersion?

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A type of population dispersion where individuals are evenly spaced throughout an area.