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population:
a population is all of the individuals of a species that occupy a particular geographic area at one time.
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exponential growth:
Exponential growth is a accelerating growth that produces a J-shaped curve when the population is graphed against time.
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Limiting factors:
A limiting factor is a factor that limits the growth, distribution, or amount of a population in an ecosystem.
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Carrying Capacity:
The carrying capacity of a population is the size of the population that can be supported indefinitely by the available resources and services of an ecosystem.
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Ecological Niche:
An ecological niche is the way that an organism occupies a position in an ecosystem, including all the necessary biotic and abiotic factors
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Predator:
An organism that kills other organisms is called a predator
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Prey:
An organism eaten as food is called prey
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Mutalism:
Mutualism is a symbiotic relationship between two species in which both benefit from the relationship.
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Parasite:
A parasite is an organism whose niche is dependent on a close association with a larger host organism.
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Competition:
Relationship between members of the same or different species where individuals are adversely affected by those having the same living requirement such as food or space.
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Sustainable Use:
This is usage of a resource that does not lead to depletion of the resource.
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Doubling time;
This is the time required for a population to double in size
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Ecological footprint:
A measure of the impact an individual or a population has on the environment in terms of energy consumption, land use, and waste production.
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Unsustainable:
A pattern of activity that leads to a decline in the function of an environment.
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Sustainability:
Use of Earth's resources, including land and water, at levels that continue forever.
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Ecosystem Services:
The benefits experienced by organisms including humans, that are provided by sustainable ecosystems.
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Desertification:
This is the change of a non-desert land into a desert.
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Ecotourism:
This is a form of tourism that is eco-friendly and now a multi billion dollar industry
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