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where the population growth is continuous
exponential growth
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is where the population size levels off when it reaches the carrying capacity
logistic growth
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R
intrinsic rate of increase
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K
carrying capacity
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the maximum number of sustained individuals a particular area can hold
carry capacity
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population regulation - part of nature that regulates populations (predators, disease, competitions)
intrinsic regulation
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population regulation - not part essential nature commons, non living
extrinsic regulation
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intrinsic factors effecting population size ( resources, disease, competition)
density dependant factors
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extrinsic factors effecting population size (catastrophes)
density dependant factors
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human impacts effecting population size
deterministic factors
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chance events effecting population size
stochastic factors
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chance events affecting the (reproduction and mortality) BR, DR, sex ration and survival of individuals, applies to small populations
demographic stochastic factors
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chance events which are catastrophes effecting population size
environmental stochastic factors
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random changes in the frequency of alleles affecting population size
genetic stochastic factors
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"L" shape graph, low juvenile survival rate, lot of offspring, rats, low life span
R graph
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"backwards R" shaped graph, high juvenile survival rate, long life span, slow life history
K graph
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change in allele frequency or variation
genetic drift
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dangerous mutations are caused by ...
deleterious alleles
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the background mutation rate is ... harmful mutation per generation
one
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(conservation) are species that are vulnerable to extinction
threatned
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(conservation) it raises the profile of a particular species
flagship
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(conservation) by protecting one species, it directly protects other species in its range
umbrella
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(conservation) protecting the visible features of an area/ environment
landscape
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(conservation) plays a particular role in maintaining the structure of an ecological community
keystone
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(conservation) the species has an ethnic value
cultural
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a diagram that shows how many individuals there are
eltons pyramid of numbers
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a diagram that each level represents the total biomass for that trophic level
biomass pyramid
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a diagram that each level represents how much energy is passed on - 100, 20, 15, 10
energy pyramid
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is where the population size levels off when it reaches the carrying capacity

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logistic growth

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K

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the maximum number of sustained individuals a particular area can hold

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