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What is dispersion?

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The pattern of distribution of individuals within a habitat

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What is immigration?

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Where organisms come into an area

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What is emigration?

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Where organisms leave an area

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What does life expectancy mean?

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How long an organism will live

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What is the birth rate?

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The number of births per year

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What is the death rate?

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The number of deaths per year

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What is the growth rate?

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The amount of increase of a specific species in a certain area

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What is population?

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How many animals live in a certain area

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What is the density independent factor?

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Tornadoes, hurricanes, volcano erupting, etc.

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What is the density dependent factor?

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Predation, competition, overcrowding, disease, etc.

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What is population density?

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How many organisms live in a certain area

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What is the hunter gatherer lifestyle?

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Surviving by hunting animals and gathering plants

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What is the agricultural revolution?

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A revolution where they grew a lot of crops

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What is stability?

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The ability of an ecosystem to remain stable

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What is the climax community?

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The development in a community overtime

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What are pioneer speices?

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The first thing of the speices (ex. the first pumpkin ever grown)

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What is disturbance?

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A temporary change that can cause a permanent change in an ecosystem

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What is ecological succession?

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The observed process of change in the species structure of an ecological community over time

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What is inbreeding?

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Breed or cause to breed with another of a different race or species

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