Chapter 11: Population Growth and Regulation Flashcards
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Exponential Growth
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Rate of growth increases in proportion to the current number of individuals
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Geometric Growth
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A special case of expontential growth where individuals reproduce at discrete time periods in synchrony
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Density Independence
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Population growth rates are not a function of density
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Density Dependence
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Population growth rates change as population density changes
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Density Independent Factors
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Temperature, Natural Disasters
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Density Dependent Factors
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Increase the size of small populations, and decrease the size of large populations, called population regulation (food, habitat, resources)
