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16.1 Population Characteristics | -
Describe 4 ways in which two populations of the same species can
differ.
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How is population pressure related to population density?
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16.2 Reproductive Capacity | - Why do populations grow?
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- In what way do the activities of
species that produce few young differ from those that produce huge numbers
of offspring?
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- All organisms over-reproduce. What
advantages does this give to the species? What disadvantages?
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16.3 The Population Growth Curve | - Draw a population growth curve. Label
the lag, exponential growth, stable equilibrium phases.
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- What causes there to be a lag phase in
a population growth curve? an exponential growth phase? a stable
equilibrium phase?
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16.4 Population-Size Limitations | - How is the carrying capacity of an
environment related to the stable equilibrium phase of a population growth
curve?
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- Give an example of how the carrying
capacity of the environment can be related to the size of individual
organisms.
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16.5 Categories of Limiting
Factors | - List four kinds of limiting factors
that help set the carrying capacity for a species.
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- Differentiate between
density-dependent and density-independent limiting factors. Give an
example of each.
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Differentiate between intrinsic and extrinsic limiting factors. Give an
example of each.
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16.6 Limiting Factors to
Human Population Growth | - As the human population continues to
grow, what should we expect to happen to other species?
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- How does the population growth curve
of humans compare with that of other kinds of animals?
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