Chapter 36 - Population Ecology Questions And Answers 100% Verified A+ Guaranteed

Type III survivorship curve {Ans: High death rate among young and high number of offspring (e.g. frogs, fish, clams)}Exponential growth {Ans: Growth whose rate becomes ever more rapid in proportion to the growing total number or size. (J-shaped curve)}Population {Ans: A group of individuals that belong to the same species and live in the same area}Predator-Prey Cycle {Ans: Demonstrates to relationship between the predator and prey populations.}Clumped dispersion {Ans: Individuals may live close together in groups in order to facilitate mating, gain protection, or access food resources}Population growth rate {Ans: explains how fast a given population grows}Population density {Ans: Number of individuals per unit area}K-selection {Ans: Less offspring with longer life, high survival rate, more parental care (humans, elephants, mammals)}demographic transition {Ans: change in a population from high birth and death rates to low birth and death rates, experienced by developed countries (US, Japan, Western Europe)}population density {Ans: Number of individuals per unit area}Population Abundance {Ans: number of individuals in one species in an area (N)}Carrying Capacity {Ans: Largest number of individuals of a population that a environment can support}Uniform dispersion {Ans: The pattern in which individuals