Growth Flashcards
1
Q
emigration
A
organisms moving away from a place
2
Q
exponential growth
A
- population with a constant birth rate
- ex. human, bacteria, invasive species
- occurs when there is unlimited space, food, and no competition
3
Q
carrying capacity
A
maximum population size that an ecosystem can support
4
Q
limiting factors
A
a natural resource that determines the population size
-food, water, shelter, competition, predators, males, disease
5
Q
immigration
A
organisms moving to a place
