Populations Review

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What is the movement of individuals into an area called?

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Immigration

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What is the maximum population that an environment can support?

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Carrying Capacity

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List the order of biological organization from smallest to largest: organism, population, community, ecosystem.

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Organism, population, community, ecosystem

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What is an example of a population?

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All of the grey squirrels living in a forest.

Front

What natural event can create new land?

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Volcanic Eruption

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

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Emigration

Front

What is the term for the number of live births in a population?

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Birth Rate

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What is the term for the number of deaths in a population?

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Death Rate

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What phase describes a period of slow population growth?

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Lag Phase

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What is the term for rapid population increase when resources are abundant?

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Exponential Growth