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9884768726PopulationA group of individuals of a single species living in the same general area0
9884768727Population DensityThe number of individuals per unit area1
9884768728Population density is the result of...Mortality Natality Immigration Emigration (Is difficult and impractical to to determine, but not impossible)2
9884768729MortalityDeaths3
9884768730NatalityBirths4
9884768731ImmigrationNew individuals coming in5
9884768732EmigrationIndividuals exiting a population6
9884768733Calculate Population density by (2 ways)The Quadrant Method The Mark and Recapture Method7
9884768734The Mark and Recapture formula (for population density)(M*(CwM+Cw/oM)) N=------------------------ (CwM)8
9884768735The Quadrant Method is used for calculating the population of...Plants9
9884768736The Mark and Recapture Method is used for calculating the population of...Animals10
9884768737What was the point of the Mark and Recapture lab?To be able to calculate the population of a group of organisms without having to individually count them.11
9884768738Population DispersionThe pattern of spacing among individuals with in the boundaries of the population12
9884768739Dispersion pattersClumped Uniform Random13
9884768740Clumped patterns-The individuals are aggregated in patches -Influenced by available resources - The U.S. is clumped - Most common dispersal pattern14
9884768741Uniform- The individuals are evenly distributed - Influenced by social interactions like territoriality - King penguins in South Georgia Island in the South Atlantic Ocean15
9884768742Random- The position of each individual is independent of other individuals - seeds being dispersed by animals randomly16
9884768743DemographyThe study of the vital statistics of populations and how they change over time17
9884768744Growth rate formulaGrowth Rate= Birth rate - Death rate (r= b-d)18
9884768745What is a Life table- An age specific summary of the survival patterns of a population - Is best constructed by following the fate of a cohort19
9884768746What is a CohortA group based on age and time20
9884768747What can you deduce from the life table about Female and Male Ground Squirrels?- The female ground squirrels live longer - Because the male squirrels are the ones who go out to forage, and put themselves in danger, which means that they are more likely to die21
9884768748Life history traits are evolutionary outcomes reflected in...the development, physiology and behavior of an organism22
9884768749Semalparity"Big Bang reproduction". They mate a single time, then die23
9884768750IteroparityRepeated reproduction. (reiterate)24
9884768751Reproduction types in animalsSemalparity and Iteroparity25
9884768752Why do plants make large amounts of small seeds?They are ensuring that at least some of them will grow and eventually reproduce themselves26
9884768753Why do plants make very few large seeds?They provide a large store of energy that will help seedlings become established27
9884768754Which one is better? -Large amounts of small seeds -Very few amounts of big seedsThey are both equal28
9884768755Population Growth Rate Equationr=b-d29
9884768756It is useful to study population growth in an idealized situation becauseIn order to understand the capacity of species for increase and the condition that may facilitate this type of growth30
9884768757The population growth rate formula doesn't factor inimmigration and emigration. It is based in an unlimited environment31
9884768758When does zero population occur?When the birth rate equals the death rate32
9884768759Equation for Zero Population GrowthdN ---- = rN dt33
9884768760dchange in34
9884768761ttime35
9884768762Npopulation size36
9884768763rif population is growing (r>0) or declining (r<0)37
9884768764Exponential modelpopulation increase under idealized conditions38
9884768765With the Exponential model the rate of reproduction is at itsmaximum39
9884768766The exponential model is not realistic becauseresources become limited as the population grows40
9884768767Exponential Growth EquationdN ----- = r max N dt41
9884768768The exponential growth graph makes aJ-shaped curve42
9884768769Can exponential growth be sustained for long periods of time?No, because it doesn't account for the maximum population size the environment can support. The population will eventually reach the carrying capacity43
9884768770Variable for carrying capacityK44
9884768771The logistic growth model includes the concept ofCarrying capacity45
9884768772Logistic modela model describing population growth that levels off as population size approaches carrying capacity46
9884768773The death rate _________ when resources become limitedincreases47
9884768774When the environment can't support any more individuals it is atcarrying capacity48
9884768775The logistic population growth model graph is shaped like anS49
9884768810Logistic growth equation50
9884768776Types of Reproductive strategies within a populationr-selected and k-selected populations51
9884768777r-selected populationsthe concept that in certain populations, a high reproductive rate is the chief determinate of life history52
9884768778r-selected populations characteristics- High ability to reproduce - Small body size - early maturity onset - short generation time - ability to disperse offspring widely - little to no parental care53
9884768779Examples of r-selected populationsfish, bacteria, insects, weeds, some mammals, and small rodents54
9884768780Do we see exponential growth when we look at a logistic growth chart?yes55
9884768781Logistic Population Growth Graphfirst section- growth is slow, not a lot of organisms to reproduce second section- population growth is exponential third section- population growth slows as the population reaches carrying capacity fourth section- carrying capacity has been reached.56
9884768782K- Selected populationsLife history is centered around producing few offspring that have a good chance of survival.57
9884768783K- Selected populations characteristics- Large body size - Long life expectancy - production of little offspring - lots of parental care58
9884768784K- Selected population examplesElephants, Humans, whales, gorillas59
9884768785Factors that limit population growth- Density independent factors - Density independent factors60
9884768786Density independent factorswhen a birth rate or death rate doesn't change with population density61
9884768787Density independent factor examples- floods, fires, volcanoes, tornadoes62
9884768788Density dependent factorsany characteristic that varies according to an increase in the population63
9884768789Density dependent factor examples (6)- competition for resources- food, water, nutrients - territoriality- space resource - health- transmission of diseases - predation- if a prey population increases, a predator may feed on it - toxic wastes- metabolic by-products can accumulate and poison the organisms - intrinsic factors- aggressive interaction can cause reproduction rates to drop millions of people moving to California will cause a food shortage there64
9884768790MetapopulationWhen a population of a single species is linked through immigration and emigration - influences the population65
9884768791High levels of ___________ combined with higher ____________ can result in greater stability in populationsimmigration; survival rate66
9884768792Population cycleWhen populations fluctuate at unpredictable intervals. Boom and bust cycles are influenced by complex interactions between biotic and abiotic factors67
9884768793Time lagan increase in prey will cause an increase in predators a short time later. A decrease in prey will cause a decrease in predators a short time later.68
9884768794The human population growth has slowed after centuries of...exponential growth69
9884768795No population can growindefinitely70
9884768796The human population ____________ relatively slowly until about 1650 when we began to grow __________slowly exponentially71
9884768797The human population began to __________ after the industrial revolution becauseincrease - better medication - able to mass produce food72
9884768798Three things that will decrease the human population- global famine - global war - global plague73
9884768799To maintain population stability a regional human population can exist in one of two configurations. They are...1. Zero population growth = high birth rates - high death rates 2. Zero population growth = low birth rates - low death rates74
9884768800One important demographic factor in present and future growth trends is a country's __________ and the relative number or __________ at each angleage structure individuals75
9884768801Age structure- Represented in Pyramids - Can predict a population's growth trends - Can illuminate social conditions and help us plan for the future76
9884768811Rapid growth age structure pyramid77
9884768812Slow/stable growth age structure pyramid78
9884768813Decreasing growth age structure pyramid79
9884768802Infant mortality and life expectancy at birth...varies widely among developed and developing countries BUT do not capture the the wide range of human condition80
9884768803The carrying capacity of Earth for humans isuncertain81
9884768804The United States wastes __________ than other countriesmore82
9884768805The ecological footprint concept summarizesthe aggregate land and water area needed to sustain the people of a nation83
9884768806The ecological footprint concept is one measure of howclose we are to the carrying capacity of Earth84
9884768807Ecological footprints for 13 countriesShows that the countries vary greatly in their footprint size and their available ecological capacity85
9884768808Carbon footprintthe total amount of greenhouse gases produced to directly and indirectly support human activities, usually expressed in equivalent tons of carbon dioxide86

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