Energy Resources And Populations Flashcards
1
Q
What is exponential growth?
A
A pattern of growth in which a population grows faster as it increases in size.
2
Q
What is carrying capacity?
A
The number of organisms that any given environment can support
3
Q
What is density-independent factor?
A
Environmental factors that do not depend on population size.
4
Q
What are density-dependent factors?
A
Environmental factors that depend on population size. (Disease, competition for food)
5
Q
What is population?
A
Individual organisms of a single species that share the same geographic location at the same time
