Term
|
Definition
| A population where a high reproductive rate is the determinant of life history. |
|
|
Term
| Density- dependent factor |
|
Definition
| any characteristic that varies in accordance to an increase in population density. |
|
|
Term
| density- independent factor |
|
Definition
| Any characteristic that is not affected by population density. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| An age structure is the number of individuals at a certain age. The diagram represents the number of people at each age.[image] |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| When populations of two similar species compete for the same resource that is limited, one population will use the resource more effectively and have a reproduction advantage which will eventually eliminate the other population. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| aka ecological niche. The total of a species' use of the biotic and abiotic resources in ints environment. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| The warming of Earth due to the accumulation of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. The carbon dioxide absorbs the reflected infrared radiation and reflects some of it back to Earth. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| A result of the addition of carbon dioxide to the atmosphere, where Earth's climate increases. |
|
|
