APES Unit 3 Review

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What occurs during the industrialization stages of demographic transition?

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Death rates decline before birth rates decline, leading to a period of net population growth.

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What is the carrying capacity of a population?

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The maximum number of individuals that an environment can sustainably support, which in this case is 300.

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NGSS.HS-LS2-1

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Describe the Population Pyramid in Stage 2 of demographic transition.

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In Stage 2, the Population Pyramid typically has a wide base, indicating high birth rates and a rapidly growing population.

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What is competitive exclusion?

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A principle stating that two species competing for the same resources cannot coexist if other ecological factors are constant.

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NGSS.HS-LS4-2

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What characterizes the Total Population in Stage 1 of demographic transition?

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The Total Population is growing slowly due to high birth and death rates.

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Define carrying capacity.

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The maximum population size that an environment can sustain indefinitely without being degraded.

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NGSS.HS-LS2-1

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What is overshoot in ecological terms?

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Overshoot occurs when a population exceeds the carrying capacity of its environment, leading to resource depletion.

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NGSS.HS-LS2-1

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Explain resource partitioning.

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Resource partitioning is the process by which competing species use the environment differently to coexist.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-5

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What does a Population Pyramid with a narrow base indicate?

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A narrow base indicates low birth rates, which is characteristic of Stage 4 or 5 in demographic transition.

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What happens to birth and death rates during Stage 3 of demographic transition?

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In Stage 3, birth rates begin to decline while death rates continue to decline, leading to slower population growth.