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. are factors that effect a population based on their size such as disease
  5. 6. _______ Growth, is when a population grows with the presence of a limiting factors, resented by a J curve on a graphs
  6. 9. _____ growth, 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. are 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 that are the physical and chemical characteristics of the environment