203 exam 1

Front

What is the number of organisms per unit of living area called?

Back

Population density

Front

What type of selection occurs when individuals with alleles for an extreme type are more likely to survive and reproduce?

Back

Directional selection

Front

What is the largest number of individuals in a species that an environment can support long term?

Back

Carrying capacity

Front

What is an assumption of the geometric growth equation?

Back

The population has discrete reproductive events.

Front

Which country is expected to have a decrease in population?

Back

Italy

Front

What is the term for the movement of individuals into a population?

Back

Immigration

Front

What is the term for the movement of individuals out of a population?

Back

Emigration

Front

What is the term for the variety of different species in a given area?

Back

Biodiversity

Front

What is the term for the maximum population size that an environment can sustain?

Back

Carrying capacity

Front

What is the term for the pattern of spacing among individuals within the boundaries of a population?

Back

Dispersion