Definitions

Question 1

define population

Answer 1

Group of organisms of Same species living Same habitat at the same time and are able to produce viable offspring

Question 2

define population size and pop density

Answer 2

Total number of organisms in a population. Total number organisms in a population per unit area

Question 3

Define natality

Answer 3

Birth rate of population. Increase population as more individuals

Question 4

Define mortality

Answer 4

death rate of a population. decrease pop size

Question 5

Define immigration

Answer 5

one way movement of organisms into a new area

Question 6

define emigration

Answer 6

one way movement of organisms exiting an area

Question 7

What is carrying capacity?

Answer 7

carrying capacity is the maximum amount of individuals restricted by the environmental resistance which is when the resources available in the environment limit the population growth

Question 8

define population ecology

Answer 8

part of ecology that focuses on the factors that influence a populations size, growth rate, growth forms and distribution of individuals in population

Question 9

Define culling, opinion and alternatives

Answer 9

Reduction of wild animal population by selective slaughter. Regulate under carrying capacity

Cause unnecessary animal suffer

Contraception, relocaton

Question 10

Define dilution effect

Answer 10

Presence of more individuals in population reduces the risk of any one individual coming into contact of disease or predator