Wildlife Population Dynamics

Front

What factor describes when populations increase because animals are moving into a population?

Back

Immigration

Front

What factor describes when populations decrease because animals are moving out of a population?

Back

Emigration

Front

What will happen to the population when the birth rate is larger than the death rate?

Back

grow

Front

Which will add more organisms to a population? Options: 5 animals die, 0 animals are born, 3 animals immigrate to the population, 2 animals emigrate from the population

Back

3 animals immigrate to the population

Front

Carrying capacity

Back

The population size that the environment can sustain.

Front

The movement of a single caribou into a herd is an example of

Back

immigration

Front

What 2 factors decrease population size?

Back

Emigration, Deaths

Front

What would increase the carrying capacity of an ecosystem?

Back

increase in available food

Front

The factors in an ecosystem that have never had the ability to live.

Back

Abiotic Factor

Front

All living things or organisms in an ecosystem are

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biotic factors