9.2 Study Guide Flashcards
Density of Populations
1
Q
What are the limiting factors?
A
Density Dependent
Density Independent
2
Q
What is Density Dependent?
A
effects is dependent on the density of population
3
Q
What is Density independent?
A
effect is not related to/is independent of density of population.
4
Q
What factors are density dependent?
A
Biotic factors
5
Q
What factors are density independent?
A
Abiotic factors
6
Q
What does N mean?
A
population size
7
Q
What does N0 mean?
A
initial population size
8
Q
What does r mean?
A
population rate per capita
9
Q
What does K mean?
A
carrying capacity
10
Q
What does dN/dt mean?
A
population growth rate
11
Q
What does t mean?
A
time
12
Q
where on a graph can you find k?
A
where the birth and death rates cross/where the birth and death rates are equal.
