Unit 6 Objectives:
“Populations”
By the end of this unit, students will be able to:
1. Explain how human activities impact populations.
2. Explain how births, deaths, immigration and emigration affect a population.
3. Compare and contrast exponential and logistic growth (what they are & what
the graphs looks like).
4. Predict the trend in the world population
5. Classify limiting factors as either density-independent or density-dependent
6. Explain the patterns of predator-prey interactions and the effects on their
populations.
Vocabulary for which you are responsible:
Words You Already Know:
Words To Learn:
1. Levels of Organization
2. Predation
3. Competition
4. Biotic Factors
5. Abiotic Factors
1. Limiting Factors
2. Density-Dependent Factors
3. Density-Independent Factors
4. Growth Rate
5. Immigration
6. Emigration
7. Exponential Growth
8. Logistic Growth
9. Carrying Capacity
10. Population Density
11. Demography