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Define population density
refers to the number of individuals per unit area.
What is population distribution?
refers to how individuals in a population are spaced out.
Define emigration
when individuals move away from a population.
Under ideal conditions with unlimited resources a population will_________
a population will grow exponentially.
What is carrying capacity?
The maximum number of individuals of a particular species that a particular environment can support.
Characterized by an S-shaped growth curve this type of population growth occurs in environments where resources are limited
logistic growth.
If Cyrus wants to describe a population properly what are the 5 factors he should describe ?
geographic range, age structure, growth rate, density and distribution .
Competition, parasitism and disease, stress from overcrowding, predation and herbivory are examples of
density dependent factors.
RNA molecule involved in protein synthesis as a component of ribosomes
rRNA
molecule that carries genetic information from the one gene of DNA to the ribosome
mRNA
Nitrogenous base found only in RNA
Uracil
What is a Nucleotide ?
Basic building block of nucleic acids
What is transcription?
The process of copying genetic information from DNA to RNA
In molecular biology Translation means:_______
The process of synthesizing proteins from mRNA, tRNA and rRNA
Do you remember the full name of this molecule?
Deoxyribonucleic acid
Hurricanes, droughts, floods, wildfires are considered to be ___________
Density-Independent Factors
