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Biology-Population Growth
Biology - Population Growth
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Biology
10th Grade
04/26/2018

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Population density
Definition
number of organisms per unit area
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Age structure
Definition
the number of females and males in each age of a population
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Exponential Growth
Definition
a population grows faster the larger it grows.
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Logistic growth
Definition
after exponential growth, the growth of a population slows down and stops.
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Limiting factor
Definition
something that controls the growth of a population.
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Carrying capacity
Definition
the maximum number of organisms an environment can support.
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Density dependent
Definition
factors that will affect a population when it reaches a certain density.
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Density independent
Definition
factors that will affect a population no matter the size
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Demography
Definition
the study of human populations
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Hardy-Weinberg principle
Definition
theory that allele frequencies will stay the same unless a factor(s) changes.
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emmigration
Definition
moving from a place. Such as animals moving from their natural environment.
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immigration
Definition
the act of moving into or settling in a new country/habitat
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Population
Definition
a group of the same species that live in the same area at the same time.
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