group of individuals that belong to the same species, live in the same area, and breed with others in the group

the pattern of distribution of organisms in a population

hypothetical population that attempts to exhibit the key characteristics

J shaped curve showing the rapid increase in an exponentially growing population

-         limited recourses whose rates of depletion depend on the density of the population using them

model of a population growth that assumes finite recourse levels limit population growth

factors, such as climate, that affect the growth of populations. These factors are unaffected by the density of populations

species characterized by rapid growth, high fertility, short lifespan, and exponential population growth

species characterized by slow maturation, few young, slow population growth, and reproduction late in life

principle stating that the frequency of alleles in a population does not change unless evolutionary forces act on the population

movement of alleles into or out of a population due to the migration of individuals to or from the population

mating between individuals of the same phenotype or by those who live nearby

characteristic of an organism that is influenced by several genes

bell-shaped curve that results when the values of a trait in a population are plotted against their frequency

natural selection  that causes the frequency of a particular allele to move in one direction

type of natural selection in which the average form of the trait is favored and becomes more common