Study

Ecology

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  • Growth with unlimited resources that doubles in size over time. J-graph
    exponential growth
  • Different populations living together in the same area.
    community
  • A factor that controls the growth of a population.
    limiting factor
  • Maximum number of individuals a particular environment can support.
    carrying capacity
  • Limiting factors that operate strongly when the population is large.
    density-dependent limiting factor
  • Movement into a population
    immigration
  • Group of the same species living in the same area.
    population
  • All the organisms and populations living together in the same area together with their physical environment.
    ecosystem
  • The area where an organism lives in an ecosystem
    habitat
  • The living influences that can affect an organism
    biotic factors
  • Growth where a population’s growth slows and stops. S-curve graph
    logistic growth
  • Limiting factors that affect all populations in similar ways regardless of population size.
    density-independent limiting factor
  • Movement out of a population
    emigration
  • The nonliving /physical components of an ecosystem
    abiotic factors
  • The range of physical and biological conditions in which species lives and obtains its ability to survive. A functional role or job in the environment
    niche
  • Group of ecosystems that share similar climates and dominant species.
    biome