Population Dynamics Crossword
Across
2. steady rate of growth. add the same number to the population at each interval
4. Populations explodes to a high pick and then crashes to a more stable lower level
9. Number of individuals
10. Population undergoes sharp increases and periodic crashes.
12. Number of individual per certain amount of space
13. Spatial pattern
15. another term for logistic growth
17. Proportion of individuals of each age
18. Rate at which population would grow if it had unlimited resources
21. Fluctuates slightly above and below the carrying capacity
25. Growth rate decreases at higher numbers
27. individuals leaving a population
Down
1. Different reproductive strategies result in different life expectancies
3. another term for exponential growth
5. = (Births + Immigration) - (Deaths + Emigration)
6. Factors that have a greater effect on a population as the population’s density increases
7. Have a few offspring and long generation times
8. The number of individuals of a given species that can be sustained indefinitely in a given space
11. factors that affect a populations size regardless of its population density.
14. individuals entering a population
16. Environmental factors that limit the growth of a population
19. Overcome massive loss of offspring by having by producing many offspring so that a few will survive
20. occurs when (Births + Immigration) = (Deaths + Emigration)
22. Population’s capacity for growth.
23. population crash and multiple individuals die off
24. primarily responsible for determining the growth of a population
26. Growth is multiple of the previous generation.
28. the period of time required for the birth rate to fall and the death rate to respond to resource consumption