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17 Cards in this Set
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the number of organisms of each age in the population
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Age Distribution
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the maximum sustainable population for an area
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carrying capacity
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the portion of some population growth curves in which the size population declines
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death phase
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phase in the population growth curve in which the population growth begins to slow
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deceleration phase
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population limiting factors that become more effective as the size of the population increases
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density- dependent limiting factors
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population controlling factors that are not related to the size of the population
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Density- independent limiting factors
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population limiting factors that happen outside the population
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extrinsic limiting factors
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population controlling factors that happen within the population
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intrinsic limiting factors
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period when population remains slow or increases slowly
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lag phase
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environmental influences that limit population growth
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limiting factors
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number of individuals entering the population
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natality
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group of organisms of the same species located in the same place at the same time
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population
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number of organism of a species per unit area
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population density
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way individual within a population are arranged to respect one another
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population distribution
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the theoretical maximum rate of reproduction
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reproductive capacity
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number of males to females
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sex ratio
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period when number of individuals entering a population and the number leaving are equal resulting in a stable population
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stable equilibrium
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