Vocabulary
Growth Curves
Graphs
Density dependent vs independent
Misc
100
This term means the maximum population size that an environment can support.
What is carrying capacity?
100
This type of population growth creates an 'J-shaped' curve.
What is exponential growth?
100
The carrying capacity of this population.
What is 500?
100
Crowding
Density dependent
100
This is what happens when birth rate = death rate.
What is the population stays the same?
200
This term means the non-living components of an ecosystem.
What is abiotic factors?
200
This type of population growth creates an 'S-shaped' curve.
What is logistic growth?
200
What is 13?
200
Disease
What is density-dependent?
200
If the population has reached its carrying capacity and the birth rate & death rate increase at the same pace, this will happen to the population.
What is stay the same?
300
This term means factors within the environment that limit the population’s size.
What is a limiting factor?
300
In a exponential growth curve, this is what happens to the population over time.
What is grows rapidly?
300
The carrying capacity of the beetle population.
What is ~450?
300
Drought
What is density independent?
300
What type of distribution is this?
What is random distribution?
400
This term means the number of organisms per unit area.
What is population density?
400
In a logistic growth curve, what happens when a population approaches its carrying capacity?
What is plateaus / levels out?
400
This is the carrying capacity of paramecium aurelia.
What is 190?
400
Starving
Density dependent
400
This sphere encompasses the Earth's layers and rocks.
What is the geosphere?
500
This term means the role of a species in an ecosystem.
What is niche?
500
This is what happens if the birth rate < death rate.
What is population decline?
500
This is the carrying capacity of paramecium caudatum.
What is 140?
500
Seasonal changes (fall, winter, spring, summer)
What is density-independent?
500
This sphere encompasses human impacts on the environment.
What is the anthrosphere?