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Details Title: Ecology Description: Ecology: Study of living things! Total Flash Cards: 10 Created: 01/23/2006 19:10:03	To study from this set of flash cards, or to create your own your own study flash cards, register HERE. If you are already a registered user, CLICK HERE.
Cards Term Abiotic Definition Nonliving things Term Population Definition A group of species in an area Term 3 Types Of distribution Definition *1* Uniform: individuals evenly spaced out *2* Clumped: individuals clumped into different areas *3* Random: individuals randomly dispersed Term Reproduction = ?? Definition R= (birth-death) + (immigration-emigration) Term Exponential Growth (J-Curve) Definition *organisms grow exponentially *have many offspring, low parental care *short life span Term Catastrophic collapse Definition When the population # declines dramatically when there are no resources Term Logistic Growth (S-Curve) Definition *organisms grow logistically *less births, high parental care *longer life span Term Carrying Capacity Definition *represented by "k" *when a population is stable *maximum # of individuals in an area Term Reproductive Strategies Definition *1* R Strategists * grow exponentially, smaller bodies *2* K Strategists * grow logistically, larger bodies, high parent care, Term Survivorship Definition description of what age group survives the best