Chapter 5 vocab cards

Question 1

Population Density

Answer 1

Number of individuals per unit area.

Question 2

Population Distribution

Answer 2

Describes the way individuals are spaced out across their range

Question 3

Age Structure

Answer 3

Number of males and females of each age in a population.

Question 4

Immigration

Answer 4

Movement of individuals into an area occupied by an existing population.

Question 5

Emigration

Answer 5

Movement of individuals out of an area.

Question 6

Exponential Growth

Answer 6

Growth pattern in which the individuals in a population reproduce at a constant rate.

Question 7

Logistic Growth

Answer 7

Growth pattern in which a population’s growth slows and then stops following a period of exponential growth.

Question 8

Carrying Capacity

Answer 8

The largest number of individuals of a particular species that a particular environment can support.

Question 9

Limiting Factor

Answer 9

Any factor that causes population growth to decrease.

Question 10

Density-Dependent limiting factor

Answer 10

A limiting factor that depends on population density.

Question 11

Density-Independent limiting factor

Answer 11

A limiting factor that affects all populations in similar ways, regardless of the population density.

Question 12

Demography

Answer 12

The scientific study of human populations.

Question 13

Demographic Transition

Answer 13

A dramatic change in a population from high birth and death rates to low birth and death rates.