2.2 Population Growth & Limiting Factors

Question 1

What is the population trend is b+i>d+e?

Answer 1

Growing

Question 2

What is the population trend is b+i=d+e?

Answer 2

Steady

Question 3

What is the population trend is b+i<d+e?

Answer 3

Declining

Question 4

Where is the peak population on a graph with birth and death rate?

Answer 4

When the death rate equals the birth rate.

Question 5

What’s the equation for exponential growth?

Answer 5

dN/dt=rN

Question 6

What’s the equation for logistic growth?

Answer 6

dN/dt=rN(K-N/K)

Question 7

What does r equal?

Answer 7

Per capita rate of growth

Question 8

What does N equal?

Answer 8

Population size

Question 9

What does dN/dt equal?

Answer 9

Change in size / change in time

Question 10

What does K equal?

Answer 10

Carrying capacity

Question 11

What does N0 equal?

Answer 11

Starting population

Question 12

What does t equal?

Answer 12

Time

Question 13

What are the 2 limiting factors?

Answer 13

Density(dependent) and Density(independent)

Question 14

Which limiting factor impacts dense populations and is normally biotic?

Answer 14

Density(dependent)

Question 15

Which limiting factor impacts all populations and is normally abiotic?

Answer 15

Density(independent)