Population Ecology and Density

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Across
  1. 2. A group of the same species living in the same area
  2. 3. the dynamics of the population and how it is affected by various factors
  3. 4. the number of individuals that an environment can support
  4. 5. factors that effect a population based on their size such as disease
  5. 6. When a population grows with the presence of a limiting factors, resented by a J curve on a graphs
  6. 9. when a population grows in the absence of limiting factors, represented by a J curve on a graph, and is characterized by low mortality and a high birthrate
  7. 11. ____ factors, are the interactions between members of a population or other organisms
Down
  1. 1. factors in the environment that affect the population independent of the population size, such as storms
  2. 4. populations fighting over resources
  3. 7. when a population begins to decline because the population exceeds the number of individuals the environment can support
  4. 8. number of individuals in a certain area
  5. 10. _____ factors, the physical and chemical characteristics of the environment