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Human Impact on the Environment Flashcards

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5339360742populationall individuals of a species in a given environment0
5339376628exponential growthcontinuously growing; or ever growing1
5339383580type of growth of human populationexponential2
5339388026carrying capacitymaximum population that can be support indefinitely in a given environment3
5339433450density dependent factorspopulation limiting factors that increase in intensity as a population increases in size4
5339442518density independent factorsinfluence growth rates regardless of population size5
5339448422examples of density dependent and independent factorsindependent- climate change, severe droughts dependent-limited food supply, increase in toxic waste, increase risk of infectious disease6
53394011745 types of human impacthabitat degradation, introduced species, over exploitation of species, pollution7
5339466938types of pollutionair, soil, and, water8
5339512918co-evolvepairs or groups of species adapt to each other through natural selection9
5339524532one of the reasons introduced species in an environment is a problem-because the species did not_______coevolve10
5339527442overexploitationhuman use rate of a species outweighs the species rate of reproduction11
5339540400habitat degradationhabitat destruction through agriculture, industrial, and residential12

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