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Population Ecology
Study Guide/Practice
Be able to define and apply all vocabulary from Chapter 35
35.1 Populations are a local group of one species
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Define the types of boundaries and examples of both
Population Density vs. Population Size
Defining a species
Types of distribution and examples
Types of Sampling Techniques and examples
35.2 There are limits to population growth
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Understand the types of limiting factors and what a limiting factor is
Density Dependent vs. Independent
The meaning of exponential (J-shaped graph) and carrying capacity (S-shaped graph)
Types and definitions of Survivorship graphs and examples
35.3 Species interact in a biological community
 Interspecific Competition vs. Competitive Exclusion (there is a huge difference!!)
 All species interactions (Predation, Symbiotic relationships) and examples
 Compare and contrast Niche vs. Habitat
35.4 Disturbances in communities
 Types of natural disturbances and how they can be positive or negative (including
humans)
 Types of Ecological Succession and define Ecological Succession
 Impacts of human activities (invasive species, clear cutting, etc…)
35.5 Predicting the growth of human population
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History of human population growth (1 C.E. → 2000 C.E.) and factors effecting it
The human population graph
Age structure graphs and the types of age structure graphs w/ examples
What the type of age structure predicts about the future
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For each of the following write the term that best fits the description.
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J-shaped curve where a population is doubling
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S-shaped curve where a population is increasing but then levels off
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A condition that restricts the growth of a population
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Temperature and physical structures (like mountains) are examples of
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Graph that best represents survival of lizards and rodents over time
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Graph that compares the sharp increase or decrease of two populations
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Graph used to predict future needed resources for a country
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Type of curve made by human population growth from 0 to 2000 C.E.
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Food, habitat and disease are examples of these
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Interaction in which one organism consumes another
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Close interaction between organisms in which one species lives in or on
the other
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Symbiotic relationship in which an organism obtains its food at the
expense (harm) of the other organism
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Graph of the proportion of people in different age groups in a population
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Competition between species that depend on the same limited resource
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Living arrangement of an organism defined by its location, food sources,
time of day, and other factors
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Relationship in which one organism benefits, while the other organism is
neither harmed nor helped
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Relationship in which both organisms involved benefit