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lecture 11 Flashcards

1
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population

A

a group of individuals of the same species

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2
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population ecology

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how and why the number of individuals in a population can change overtime

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3
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what is the range of a pppulation

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the geographic distribution

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4
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what two factors determine range

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Abiotic and biotic factors

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5
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What are three types of arrangements?

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Random distribution
uniform distribution
Clumped distribution

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6
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What arrangement do humans have?

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clumped distribution

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7
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What does demography mean?

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The study of factors that determine the size and structure of a population

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8
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What four processes determine the number of individuals in a population and how

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immigration
Births
Emigration
Deaths

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9
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What are life tables?

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A table mapping out the probability of an individual, the probability of it will survive and reproduce

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10
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What are three types of survivorship?

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type one
Type two
Type three

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11
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density independent factors

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Alter birth rates, and death rates

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12
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Density dependent factors

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Limit how big a population is

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13
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Age structure trends

A

Varies location

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14
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How large is current human population?

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almost 8 billion

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15
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how can population ecology help conserve biodiversity?

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Design management strategies for preventing species from becoming endangered or extinct

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16
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What does community mean?

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All different species or populations interacting in an area

17
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what are the four most common types of species interactions?

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Commensalism
Competition
Consumption
Mutualism

18
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Fundamental niche

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Theoretical

19
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Realized niche

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Actual

20
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competition over generations can lead to what

A

Niche differentiation, and character displacement

21
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What are three types of consumption?

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herbivory
predation
parasitism

22
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Integrated pest management

A

any strategy to maximize agriculture while reducing insects and harmful compounds

23
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what are the four key attributes of community structure?

A

Number of species
Some of interactions
Relative abundance
Physical attributes

24
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what happens after a servers disturbance

A

succession

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