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12 Cards in this Set
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Population |
a group of individuals of the same species living in a specific area and interbreeds |
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Hypothesis |
a statement that suggests an explanation of an observation or an answer to a scientific problem |
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resources |
supply of one or more of an organism's requirements from its environment |
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exponential growth |
increase in population size that occurs at a constant rate per unit of time |
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population density |
number of individuals per given area |
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carrying capacity |
largest population of a species that the environment can support |
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mortality rate |
proportion of deaths to the total population in a given period |
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birthrate |
rate at which reproduction increases population |
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immigration |
arrival of new individuals to a population |
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emigration |
departure of individuals from a population |
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environment |
everything living and non living in an organism's surroundings |
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biotic |
living or recently living components of an ecosystem |
