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12 Cards in this Set
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Population |
all the individuals of a species that live together in one place at one time |
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Population size |
The number of individuals in a population |
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Population density |
number of individuals that live in a given area |
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Dispersion |
The way the individuals of the population are arranged in space |
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Population Model |
hypothetical population that attempts to exhibits the key characteristics of a real population |
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exponential growth curb |
A curve in which rate of population growth stays the same |
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Carrying capacity |
the population size that an environment can sustain |
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density-dependent factors |
the rate at which they become depleted depends upon the population density of the population that uses them |
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logistic model |
exponential growth is limited by a density-dependent factor |
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density-independent factors |
Their growth is limited by environmental conditions |
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r-strategies |
grow exponentially when environmental conditions allow them to reproduce |
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K-strategies |
Their population density is unusually near the carrying capacity of their environment |
