Biodiversity & Population Dynamics Vocabulary

how fast a specific population grows

• population

• population growth rate

• population density

• population dispersion

in a biological community, the number and abundance of different species

• species diversity

• genetic diversity

• ecosystem diversity

• population diversity

vatiety of inheritable characteristics or genes in an interbreeding population

• species diversity

• genetic diversity

• ecosystem diversity

• population diversity

variety of ecosystems in the biosphere

• species diversity

• genetic diversity

• ecosystem diversity

• population diversity

the disappearance of a species when the last of its members dies

• emigration

• extinction

• dispersion

• limiting factor

movement of individuals away from a population

• emigration

• extinction

• dispersion

• biodiversity

movement of individuals into a population

• emigration

• extinction

• carrying capacity

• immigration

largest number of individuals in a species that an environment can support long-term

• density-dependent factor

• biodiversity

• limiting factor

• carrying capacity

arrangement of a population in its environment

• dispersion

• population density

• population growth rate

• biodiversity

environmental factor, such as predation, disease, and competition, that depends on the number of members in a population per unit area.

• density-independent factor

• density-dependent factor

• population density

• immigration