Humans in the Biosphere
Total of all genetically based variation in all organisms in the biosphere
What is Biodiversity?
Limiting factors that depend on population size (competition, predation, etc)
What is density-dependent limiting factors?
The location where DNA replication occurs.
What is the Nucleus?
Scientific Study of Human populations
Limiting factors that do not depend on population size (natural disaster, unusual weather)
What is density independent limiting factors?
Any biological factor in an environment (bugs, trees, deer, etc)
What is a Biotic Factor?
Healthy ____ supports both agriculture and forestry
What is soil?
Two packs of wolves competing over the same population of rabbits
What is an example Density dependent limiting factor
Largest # of individuals an environment can support indefinitely
What is its Carrying Capacity?
The primary sources of _________ pollution are industrial and agricultural chemicals, residential sewage, and nonpoint sources.
What is water?
An overpopulated deer population catching a disease, which impacts their ability to survive and reproduce
What is an example Density Dependent limiting factor
A factor that controls growth of a population and determines the carrying capacity?
What is a limiting factor?
Common forms of ____ pollution include smog, acid rain, greenhouse gases, and particulates.
An unusually long drought in North Dakota, causing lakes to dry up wiping out large and small populations is an example of this type of limiting factor.
What is an example of density independent limiting factor?
This can be produced by a healthy ecosystem within a reasonable amount of time (trees, solar energy, wind energy, are examples)
What is a renewable resource?