Week 14

Question 1

the difference between the birth rate and the death rate in a population

Answer 1

growth rate

Question 2

model assuming that as a population approaches its carrying capacity, the population growth rate gradually decreases

Answer 2

logistic growth

Question 3

exponentially growing populations increasing beyond their carrying capacity in a relatively short period of time

Answer 3

overshoot

Question 4

rapid and severe population decrease as a result of a substantial overshoot

Answer 4

collapse

Question 5

mathematical representation of a relationship between quantities that can change

Answer 5

mathematical model

Question 6

building blocks of mathematical models - describe relationships between quantities that can change

Answer 6

functions

Question 7

the changing quantities represented by a function

Answer 7

variables

Question 8

method of writing functions, with the independent variable first and dependent variable second. ex. (x, y) - define position on coordinate plane

Answer 8

ordered pair

Question 9

set of values of the independent variable that both make sense and are of interest for the function

Answer 9

domain

Question 10

values of the dependent variable that correspond to the values in the domain

Answer 10

range