Chapter 5 Vocabulary Quiz

number of individuals per unit area

• population density
• age structure
• immigration
• emigration
• exponential growth

number of males and females of each age in a population

• age structure
• population density
• immigration
• emigration
• exponential growth

movement of individuals into an area occupied by an existing population

• immigration
• population density
• age structure
• emigration
• exponential growth

movement of individuals out of an area

• emigration
• population density
• age structure
• immigration
• exponential growth

growth pattern in which the individuals in a population reproduce at a constant rate

• exponential growth
• population density
• age structure
• immigration
• emigration

growth pattern in which a population's growth slows and then stops following a period of exponential growth

• logistic growth
• population density
• age structure
• immigration
• emigration

largest number of individuals of a particular species that a particular environment can support

• carrying capacity
• population density
• age structure
• immigration
• emigration

factor that causes population growth to decrease

• limiting factor
• population density
• age structure
• immigration
• emigration

limiting factor that depends on population density

• density-dependent limiting factor
• population density
• age structure
• immigration
• emigration

limiting factor that affects all populations in similar ways, regardless of the population density

• density-independent limiting factor
• population density
• age structure
• immigration
• emigration