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11 Cards in this Set
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Population |
A group of organisms of the same species that live in the same area. |
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Population Dynamics |
The study of the changes in the number of individuals in a population and the factors that affect those changes |
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Carrying Capacity |
The maximum size that a population can reach in an ecosystem. |
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Population Size |
The number of individuals in a population at a given time. |
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Population Density |
A measure of the number of organisms that live in a given area. The population density of a city may be given as the number of people living in a square kilometer. |
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Range |
The distribution of a population across a large geographic area. |
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Postreproductive |
organisms that can no longer reproduce |
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Reproductive |
organisms capable of reproduction |
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Prereproductive |
organisms not yet able to reproduce |
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Three Stages of Population Growth |
Growth, Stability and Decline |
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Four Characteristics that Define a Population |
Population size, Population density, Population spacing, Age structure |
