Chapter 5 Vocabulary
Across
- 1. This is the scientific study of human populations_______________?
- 3. The larger a population gets the faster it grows, this process is also known as ___________________?
- 4. This occurs when a populations growth slows and then stops, following a period of exponential growth otherwise known as_______________________?
- 5. This is the maximum number of individuals of a particular species that a particular environment can support otherwise known as_______________________?
- 6. Unusual weather and natural disasters such as hurricanes,drought, floods, and wildfires all may act like these__________.
- 9. A population may grow if individuals move into its range from elsewhere, this is known as____________?
- 10. factor These are factors that control the growth of a population called ______________?
- 11. A population may decrease in size if individuals move out of the population range, this process is called______________?
Down
- 1. This is a dramatic change from high birthrates and death rates to low birthrates and death rates_____________?
- 2. These are factors that include competition, predation, herbivory, parasitism, disease, and stress form overcrowding known as_________?
- 7. This is the number of individuals per unit also knows as______________?
- 8. The number of males and females of each age a population contains is known as________________?