Ch.8 Key Terms Flashcards
population
all inhabitants in a particular area
density
a degree that compactness of a substance.
dispersion
the action or process of distributing things or people over a wide area.
growth rate
percentage of a specific variable.
reproductive
relating to or effecting reproduction.
potential
having or showing the capacity to become or develop into something in the future.
exponential growth
The mathematical definition says that a quantity that increases with a rate proportional to its current size
carrying capacity
Carrying capacity can be defined as a species’ average population size in a particular habitat. The species population size is limited
niche
a comfortable or suitable position in life
competition
the activity or condition of competing.
perdition
a state of eternal punishment and damnation into which a sinful and unpenitent person passes after death.
parasitism
the practice of living as a parasite in or on another organism.
mutualism
the doctrine that mutual dependence is necessary to social well-being.
symbiosis
interaction between two different organisms living in close physical association, typically to the advantage of both.
