Population Ecology

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What happens to a population when the number of births equals the number of deaths?

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The population will stay the same.

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What occurs when a population exceeds its carrying capacity?

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The population starts to die off to return to carrying capacity.

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What is the term for organisms moving out of a population?

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Emigration.

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What does it indicate when one population increases and causes another to increase shortly after?

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It indicates a predator-prey relationship or interdependent populations.

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What is carrying capacity?

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

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What is the difference between immigration and emigration?

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Immigration is the movement of individuals into a population, while emigration is the movement of individuals out of a population.

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What is a population in ecology?

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

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What is the significance of a population's growth rate?

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It indicates how quickly a population is increasing or decreasing over time.

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What factors can limit population growth?

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Limited resources, predation, disease, and environmental changes.

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What is a logistic growth model?

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A model that describes population growth that levels off as it approaches carrying capacity.