Population Flashcards

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Define Population

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all of the organisms in the same place at the same time that can reproduce together

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Define Population Density

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The amount of organisms in an area

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Define Population Distribution

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the pattern in which organisms of a population are spread throughout the range

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What is clumped population distribution?

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Populations that live together in groups, often to act as safety in numbers.

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What is uniform population distribution?

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Populations that are evenly spaced apart from each other, often because resources are scarce.

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What is random population distribution?

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Populations where there’s no rhyme or reason to how they organize themselves, often because resources in that area are abundant and location in irrelevant.

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How do you calculate population density?

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individuals in an area/size of the area

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How to calculate population size with quadrants?

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total number of individuals in each quadrant/ area of those quadrants, then cross multiply that with x/total size of area to get total population.

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How to calculate population size using mark and recapture?

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Mark a certain amount of creatures, on recapture, cross multiply that number marked with the number recaptured, then divide it by the number of marked in the recapture.

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What types of factors affect population?

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Biotic, Abiotic, and Intrinsic

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