04 Population Ecology - Social Circle City Schools

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Biology
04 Population Ecology
SB4
Rev. 07-14-15
Online: Ecology I and Ecology II
Study Guide
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Write the complete correct definition for each term. -25 for incomplete, blank, or silly answers.
A. age structure ______________________________________________________________________
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B. carrying capacity ___________________________________________________________________
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C. demographic transistion _____________________________________________________________
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D. demography _______________________________________________________________________
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E. density-dependent factor _____________________________________________________________
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F. density-independent factor ____________________________________________________________
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G. dispersion ________________________________________________________________________
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H. emigration ________________________________________________________________________
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I. exponential growth model ____________________________________________________________
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J. immigration _______________________________________________________________________
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K. logistic growth model _______________________________________________________________
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L. population density __________________________________________________________________
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M. population ranges __________________________________________________________________
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N. population-limiting factors ___________________________________________________________
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O. zero-population growth (ZPG) ________________________________________________________
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Also know:
All the different ways rainfall is a limiting factor for animal populations.
Why an exponential population growth rate is unsustainable.
Why, over the last twenty years, Georgia has steadily raised the limit on deer that hunters can kill.
What is likely to happen to an herbivore population if predators that eat them suddenly decline or
increase.
Why animals that eat the same food, or need the same resources, are competitors.
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