What is population ecology?
Population Ecology REVIEW

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Population ecology is the study of how populations of organisms interact with their environment and how these interactions affect population size, distribution, and dynamics.
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What is a population?
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A population is a group of individuals of the same species that live in a specific area and interact with one another.
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What is carrying capacity?
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Carrying capacity is the maximum number of individuals of a particular species that an environment can support sustainably.
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What is immigration in population ecology?
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Immigration is the movement of individuals into a population from other areas, which can increase the population size.
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What is emigration in population ecology?
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Emigration is the movement of individuals out of a population to other areas, which can decrease the population size.
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What is exponential growth?
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Exponential growth occurs when a population increases by a constant proportion over time, resulting in a rapid increase in size.
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What is logistic growth?
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Logistic growth is a model of population growth that accounts for carrying capacity, where growth slows as the population approaches the environment's limit.
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