Apes ch.8 vocab

Question 1

age structure

Answer 1

proportion of individuals at various age

Question 2

survivorship curve

Answer 2

show the percentage of members of a population surviving at different ages.

Question 3

r-selected species

Answer 3

species with a high rate of population increase. have many small offspring that usually dies

Question 4

k-selected species

competitor

Answer 4

reproduce later in life and have a small number of offspring with long life spans. born large and mature slowly and parents care for them. do wellin competition

Question 5

opportunist

Answer 5

reproduce and disperse rapidly when conditions are favorable

Question 6

logistic growth

Answer 6

rapid exponential population growth followed by a steady decrease in population growth then levels

Question 7

density-dependent factors

Answer 7

competition/predation that affect birth/death rate

Question 8

density- independent factors

Answer 8

some factors-mostly abiotic and environmetal factors- that can kill members of a population or affect birth rates

Question 9

intrinsic rate of increase

Answer 9

rate at which population would grow if it had unlimited resources

Question 10

carrying capacity

Answer 10

max population of a species that a habitat can sustain w/o degrading the habitat

Question 11

environmental resistance

Answer 11

all factors that act to limit the growth of the population