A | B |
Emigration | movement of individuals out of an area |
Population density | number individuals per unit of area |
Carrying capacity | largest number of individuals of a population that a given environment can support |
Exponential growth | growth pattern in which the individuals in a population reproduce at a constant rate |
Logistic growth | growth pattern in which a population’s growth rate slows or stops following a period of exponential growth |
Limiting factor | factor that causes the growth of a population to decrease |
Biological magnification | increasing concentration of a harmful substance in organisms at higher trophic levels in a food chain or food web |
Substainable development | using natural resources at a rate that does not deplete them |