Chapter 5 Flashcards
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Natural Selection
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Better adapted individuals are more likely to survive and reproduce.
2
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Carrying Capacity
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Maximum number of individuals of a species that an environment can support
3
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Density Dependent Factor
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Factor which changes as the density of the population changes.
Ex: Predation, Disease
4
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Density Independent Factor
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Affects size of population, but not influenced by changes of density in the population
5
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Ecological Niche
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Totality of the organisms based on the environment in which they live
6
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Limiting Resources
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Any environmental resource that restricts the ecological niche of an organism because of its scarcity
7
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Competition
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2 or more organisms are competing for the same food or resources
