Env. Bio Chapter 5- Population Vocab Question Preview (ID: 4060)


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number of individuals per unit of area
a) population density
b) graphical analysis
c) growthmovement of individuals out of an area
d) none of the answers

movement of individuals out of an area
a) emigration
b) immigration
c) migration
d) none of the answers

growth pattern in which a population's growth rate slows or stops following a period of exponential growth
a) logistic growth
b) exponential growth
c) bell curve growth
d) none of the answers

largest number of individuals of a population that a given environment can support
a) carrying capacity
b) max load
c) full capacity
d) none of the above

factor that causes the growth of a population to decrease
a) limiting factor
b) stop factor
c) growth factor
d) none of the answers

limiting factor that affects all populations in similar ways, regardless of population size
a) density-independent limiting factor
b) density-dependent limiting factor
c) growth rate
d) carrying capacity

scientific study of human populations
a) demography
b) biology
c) paleontology
d) ecology

graph of the numbers of males and females within different age groups of a population
a) age structure diagram
b) bell curve
c) logistic diagram
d) exponential diagram

change in a population from high birth and death rates to low birth and death rates
a) demographic transition
b) carrying capacity
c) max load
d) age transition

mechanism of population control in which a population is regulated by predation
a) predator prey relationship
b) symbiotic relationship
c) decomposer relationship
d) none of the answers

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