Population Ecology

Front

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

Back

Immigration

Front

What is the average number of individuals of the same species per unit of surface area at a given time?

Back

Population density

Front

What limiting factor increases due to the number of individuals in a population?

Back

Disease

Front

What is the term for a pattern where nesting birds space themselves evenly from other nests?

Back

Uniform dispersion.

Front

What factor does NOT help determine patterns in human population growth?

Back

Limiting factors

Front

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

Back

Emigration

Front

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

Back

Carrying capacity

Front

What is the term for the growth pattern where a population grows rapidly and then levels off?

Back

Logistic growth

Front

What is the term for the number of births in a population over a specific period?

Back

Birth rate

Front

What is the term for the number of deaths in a population over a specific period?

Back

Death rate