Chapter 5 Vocab Study

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

the 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

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

Question 9

density dependent limiting factor

Answer 9

limiting factor that depends on population density

Question 10

density independent limiting factor

Answer 10

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

Question 11

demography

Answer 11

scientific study of human populations

Question 12

demographic transition

Answer 12

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

Question 13

limiting factor

Answer 13

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