The number of individuals per unit area
(population) Density
What type of curve is being shown in the image?
Logistic
What type of curve is being shown in the image?
Exponential
The largest number of individuals that an area can support is called its
Carrying capacity
All the organisms of a particular type living in the same place at the same time is called a _______. An example is a herd of zebra.
Population
What is the carrying capacity of the population portrayed in this graph?
About 500
When organisms enter and live in a new population
Immigrate (Immigration)
Human population growth started during this time period
Industrial Revolution
A country with an age structure that looks like this will most likely _________ in population.
Increase
Give an example of a density independent limiting factor
Answers vary - any natural disaster or major weather related event
True/False: Parasitism and disease are density dependent limiting factors.
True
Nesting birds often space themselves evenly from other nests. This dispersion pattern is called
Uniform
Which kind of dispersion is #1?
Clumped
What is the range of the American wood turtle?
Mostly the northeast US and parts of Canada
The ecological role an organism performs in their specific environment is considered the organism's
niche
What type of succession is shown going from figure A to figure B?
Secondary
