Population Dynamics

Question 1

Define:

reproductive potential
environmental resistance

Answer 1

Question 2

What is sex ratio?
Relate this to parthenogenesis

Answer 2

Question 3

Besides sex ratio, what other biotic factors affect reproductive potential?

3.4

Answer 3

Question 4

What abiotic factors can either help or reduce reproductive potential?

Answer 4

Question 5

What biotic factors contribute to environmental resistance?

5

Answer 5

Question 6

Name 6 characteristics of populations

Answer 6

Question 7

What are the 4 most basic processes that determine population growth?
What is the simple population model they make up?

Answer 7

Question 8

What is exponential growth?
WTF do these formulas mean?

Answer 8

Question 9

What is “r” in this equation? Describe what it means.
Put it in context with this table.

Answer 9

r describes the slope of the line on the graph

Question 10

What is logistic growth?
What does this formula mean?
How does it apply to very large or very small populations?

Answer 10

Question 11

What are life tables?
What are 6 examples of questions we could answer using life tables?

Answer 11

Question 12

Describe distribution characteristics of populations

2.2.3

Answer 12