Unit 2: Population

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Across
  1. 4. The percentage or proportion of individuals in a population surviving to various ages throughout their lifespan.
  2. 5. transition The model describing the shift from high birth and death rates to low birth and death rates as a society industrializes.
  3. 7. capacity The maximum population size of a species that a specific environment can sustainably support.
  4. 9. strategies Biological adaptations and behaviors that influence how organisms produce and raise offspring.
  5. 11. Species characterized by stable populations near carrying capacity, low fertility, and high parental investment.
  6. 12. ecology The study of how biotic and abiotic factors influence the size, density, and structure of biological populations.
Down
  1. 1. population sizes Demographic estimates and records tracking population counts and densities across past time periods.
  2. 2. rates The percentage or proportional change in the size of a population over a specified time period.
  3. 3. times The amount of time required for a population to double in size at a constant growth rate.
  4. 4. The practice of using natural resources to meet present needs without compromising the ability of future generations to meet theirs.
  5. 5. The spatial arrangement and geographic pattern of individuals within a given population.
  6. 6. diagrams Visual profile graphs showing the distribution of various age groups and sexes within a population.
  7. 8. rates The average number of children born to women in a population during their reproductive years.
  8. 10. Species characterized by high growth rates, high fertility, early maturity, and minimal parental investment.