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| Density The number of individuals per unit area. |
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| Movement of individuals into an area, is another factor that can cause a population to grow. |
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| Movement of individuals out of an area, can cause a population to decrease in size. |
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| Growth pattern which the individuals in a population reproduce at a constant rate. |
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| Occurs when a population's growth slows or stops following a period of Exponential Growth |
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| Largest number of individuals of a population that a given environment can support. |
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| Factor that causes population growth to decrease. |
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| Limiting Factor Limiting factor that depends on population size. |
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| Predator-prey Relationship |
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| Mechanism of population control in which a population is regulated by predation. |
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| Density-independent Limiting Factors |
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| Limiting factor that affects all populations in similar ways, regardless of population size. |
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| Scientific study of human populations. |
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| Change in population from high birth and death rates to low birth and death rates |
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| Graph of the number of males and females within different age groups of a population. |
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