Biology Unit 11

a group of indivudals of similar age within a population

numbers or pereentages of individuals in each age class of a population

the maximum rate of increase of a population under ideal conditions; an exponential growth curve that includes death rates

the macimum number of indiuvdals of a population that a given area or habitat can support

growth which increases as a function of the size of the population (i.e. the larger the population, the greater the increase)

reporductive output of an indivdual

a complete list of the survivorship and fecundity of a population by age class

a specific environmental factor which prevents a population from achieving its biotic potential

growth that follows a sigmoid (S-shaped) curve in which growth is slow initially, then rapid until the carrying capacity is approached, and finally slow again as the population reaches its carrying capacity

death rate in a population, typically expressed as the percentage of indivduals in a population that die in a given time interval

expected number of offspring of a female during her lifetime

a group of individuals of the same speices in the same place at the same time

the age class which includes indiviudals that are no longer reproducing

the age class which includes indivudals that have not yet achieved sexual maturity

the age class which incldues sexually-mature indivudlas that are reproducing

a graph of the number of surviving indivudals in a population as a function of age