Biology - Ch. 4
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| number of organisms of one species that an environment can support indefinitely | ||
| limiting factors, such as disease, parasites or food availability that affect growth of a population | ||
| factor such as temperature, storms, floods, drought or habitat disruption that affects all populations, regardless of their density | ||
| growth pattern where a population grows faster as it increases in size (J shaped curve) | ||
| an organism's pattern of reproduction; may be rapid or slow | ||
| proportions of a population that are at different age levels | ||
| number of live births per 1000 population in a given year | ||
| number of deaths per 1000 population in a given year | ||
| study of population characteristics such as growth rate, age structure and geographic distribution | ||
| time needed for a population to double in size |