CHECKPOINT #8.5: Population Dynamics

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A population gets smaller by____________

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emigration and death

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Individuals joining a population is an example of ______________

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immigration

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Disease tends to occur in a population when the size has __________ and the population density is ________ .

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increased, high

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A population keeps growing...

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until it reaches the carrying capacity

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The __________ is the maximum population size the environment can support.

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Carrying Capacity

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What is emigration?

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The process of individuals leaving a population.

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What is immigration?

Back

The process of individuals joining a population.

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What is carrying capacity?

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The maximum population size that an environment can sustain.

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What are limiting factors?

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Environmental conditions that restrict population growth.

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What is population density?

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The number of individuals living in a given area.