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2.1 Population Ecology Study Guide Flashcards

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1
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What is the amount of an organism in a given area?

A

Density

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What is the members of the same species that interact in the same area?

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Population

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What is the pattern of where organisms live?

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Distribution

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What is the type of population distribution where the individuals live in clustered groups?

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Clumped

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What is the type of population distributation where the individuals are spread out in a regular pattern?

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Uniform

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What is the type of population distribution where the individuals are not arranged in any specfic pattern?

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Random

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What is the density formula?

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Population Density = Total Population/Area

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How do you find population given the population density and the area?

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population density x area

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If the area of a random sampling object is 4 km squared and the number of individuals is 56 what is the population density?

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14

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If the population density is 18 and the total area is 625, what is the population?

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11250

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There is a uniform distribution of population in an area of 60 square km. In a 15 square km sample of the total area, you count 42 individuals. What is the total population?

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168

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What is the population if the population density is 2.8 and the total area is 2,563?

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7177

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If you sample 7,3,10,5,5 from a place where the total area is 60 and the sample area is 5 and there are 12 sample areas, what is the population density and the population size?

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PD - 6
PS - 360

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What is an example of uniform population distribution?

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Penguins

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What is an example of random population distribution?

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Dandilions

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What is an example of clumped population distribution?

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Schools of fish

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What causes random population distribution?

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Dandilions seeds will be carried by the wind and the individuals are focused on their own safety

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What causes uniform population distribution?

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To maintain defined territories

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What causes clumped population distribution?

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Resources in small concentrated areas

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