Populations Review

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What is the role played by an organism within its ecosystem?

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Niche: The way an organism uses its physical and biological conditions.

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What is the movement of individuals out of an area called?

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Emigration

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What is the movement of individuals into an area called?

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Immigration

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What are Density-Dependent Limiting Factors?

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Factors such as Competition, Predation, Parasitism, and Disease that affect population size based on density.

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Where does an organism live?

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Habitat

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What is the term for the number of individuals born in a population over a specific period?

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Birth Rate

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What is the term for the number of individuals that die in a population over a specific period?

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Death Rate

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What is the difference between immigration and emigration?

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Immigration is the movement into an area, while emigration is the movement out of an area.

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What is carrying capacity?

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The maximum number of individuals that an environment can support sustainably.

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What is a population?

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A group of individuals of the same species living in a specific area.