population is the % change in population size over a single year. math represented b R
What is growth rate
100
no compelling features pushing together or apart
What is random spacing
100
Growth that occurs in proportion to the current total. Human growth graph shows a J shape
What is exponential growth
100
A geographic area defined by its primary vegetation
What is a Biome
100
Solar irradiance at its annual max in thenNorthern Hemisphere.
What is summer solstice
200
field of science that focuses on the interactions among organisms as well as between them and their environment.
What is Ecology
200
High densities of individuals in certain resource-rich areas and low densities elsewhere.
What is clumped
200
23.5 degrees annual variation in solar irradiance
What is Earth's Axis
200
1.Forest
2.Grassland
3. Desert
4. Tundra
What are the names of the Biomes
200
current conditions in terms of tempreture in an area.
What is weather
300
period when birth rates are dropping toward lowered death rates.
What is demographic transition
300
Method capture mark release recapture tally new findings, tagging
What is mark recapture
300
Altitude, proximity of large body of water, characteristics of land surface and vegetation.
What are Factors that influence temperature
300
Tall trees, relatively little understory. Great diversity of species. Around the equator. Central America, central Africa, India, southeast Asia and Indonesia
What is a Tropical Forest
300
Average conditions of a place measured over years.
What is climate
400
maximum population that can be supported indefinitely in a given environment.
What is carrying capacity
400
Declining growth rate near a population carrying capacity. Exp. fruit flies, fleas
What is density dependent
400
Population growth beyond carrying capacity leads to repeated crashes and rebounds.
What is population cycle
400
Three distinct layers: deciduous canopy trees, shrubs, and spring-flowering plants in the understory. Middle latitudes of the Northern Hemisphere:eastern North america, western and central Europe, and eastern China
What is Temperate Forest
400
Rain and snowfall
What is precipitation
500
spacing between individuals tend to be equal spacing often territorial.
What is uniform
500
Contrast to
What is Density independent above.Exp natural dilators, hurricanes, floods
500
essential supplies needed when population nearing carrying capacity.
What is non-renewable resources
500
Dominated by evergreen coniferous trees with a very short growing season. Northern latitudes and high altitudes: northern North America, northern Europe and Asia, and mountains in the western U.S.
What is Boreal Forest
500
Average temp of any region. Total solar energy per square meter of land