Populations

Question 1

Population

Answer 1

Organisms of a species that share the same geographic location.

Question 2

Exponential growth.

Answer 2

Pattern of growth in which a population grows faster as it increases in size.

Question 3

Carrying capacity

Answer 3

Number of organisms that any given environment can support.

Question 4

Density-independent factor

Answer 4

Environmental factors that don’t depend on population size, like storms or fires.

Question 5

Density-dependent factor

Answer 5

Affects population growth, such as disease, predators