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AP Biology
ch. 45
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Biology
12th Grade
04/30/2011

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population size
Definition
number of individuals that actually or potentially contribute to a gene pool
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age structure
Definition
the number of individuals in each of several age categories
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reproductive base
Definition
the pre-reproductive and reproductive individuals
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population density
Definition
number of individuals in some specified area or volume habitat
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population distribution
Definition
the pattern in which individuals are dispersed in a specific area
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quadrats
Definition
sampling areas of the same size and shape
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capture-recapture methods
Definition
a way of sampling mobile animals by capturing animals and marking them
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immigration
Definition
arrival of new residents from pther populations of he same species
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emigration
Definition
departure of individuals thst take up permanent residense in some other place
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migration
Definition
recurring round trip between two distinct regions
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zero population growth
Definition
an interval where the birth rate and death rate are balanced
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per capita
Definition
rates per individual/head count
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exponential growth
Definition
a quantity that is growing at a rate proportional to size. the larger a population's reproductive base, the greater will be the rate of growth in a specified interval
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biotic potential
Definition
maximum rate of increase per individual for any population that is growin gunder ideal conditions
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limiting factor
Definition
any essential resource that is in short supply
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carrying capacity
Definition
maximum number of individuals that a given environment can sustain indefinately
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logistic growth
Definition
a small population strts to grow slowly then rapidly and then it levels off when the carrying capacity is reached
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density dependant controls
Definition
abiotic and biotic factors that reduce the odds of an indivual surviving
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density independent factors
Definition
deaths or fewer births happen regardless of population size
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life history pattern
Definition
set of adaptations that influence survival fertility and age
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cohort
Definition
a group of individuals recorded from the time they are born to the time they die
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survivorship curve
Definition
a graph line that emerges when ecologists plot a cohort's survival in the habitat
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type 1 curves
Definition
high survivorship until fairly late in life
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type 2 curves
Definition
fairly constant death rate at all ages
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type 3 curves
Definition
death rate highest at early stage in life
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how have humans temporarily side-stepped environmental resistance to population growth?
Definition
through inventions that combat disease, create transportation, and help with agriculture
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total fertility rate
Definition
the average number of children born to the women of a population during their reproductive years
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demographic transition model
Definition
when changes in growth rates correlate with the four stages of economic developement
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preindustrial stage
Definition
before technology medical advances spread. birth and death rates low
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transitional stage
Definition
industrialization begins; death rates slow
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industrial stage
Definition
industrializaton;growth slows, people move to cities thus families want less children
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postindustrial stage
Definition
population growth rates negative;popualtion slowly decreases
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