2.2 Population Growth

Question 1

What does r stand for?

Answer 1

Growth Per Capita

Question 2

What is logistical growth?

Answer 2

Measures growth when it is limited

Question 3

How is population growth is determined from birth, death, immigration, and emigration

Answer 3

(Birth+immigration)-(death+emigration)

Question 4

What does an exponential graph look like?

Answer 4

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Question 5

What does a logistical graph look like?

Answer 5

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Question 6

Where is the pop. growth the highest on a logistical graph?

Answer 6

The middle of the carrying capacity

Question 7

Density-Dependent example

Answer 7

Competition for water

Question 8

Density-Independent example

Answer 8

Drought

Question 9

What does a higher Nv0 mean for a exponential graph?

Answer 9

The higher the starting population the quicker the curve will go up

Question 10

What does a higher r mean for a logistical graph?

Answer 10

The higher the growth per capita the quicker the population will level out at carrying capacity