Biology Unit 5:1
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JimRusconi Plus on November 7, 2010
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Biology Unit 5:1
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Population Density | The number of individuals per unit area |
| Geographic Range | The area inhabited by a population |
| Birth, death and migration | Three factors that effect population size |
| Immigration | The movement of individuals into an area causing the population to grow |
| Emigration | Movement of individuals out of a population |
| Exponential Growth | population growth pattern where a population grows faster as it increases in size |
| Logistic Growth | growth pattern in which a population's growth rate slows or stops following a period of exponential growth |
| J curve | A growth curve that depicts exponential growth |
| S curve | a curve that depicts logistic growth |
| Carrying Capacity | The largest number of individuals of a population that a environment can support |
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