Intraspecific 2

Question 1

What is K?

Answer 1

Environmental carrying capacity - where the graph levels off on a logistic growth curve.

Question 2

What effects will competition have?

Answer 2

• Fecundity (birth rate)
• Size of individuals
• Size differences between individuals
• Allocation of resources within individuals
• Survivorship (death rate).

Question 3

What so the logistic growth equation?

Answer 3

dN/dt = rmaxN * (K-N)/K.

Question 4

Define deterministic/intrinsic processes.

Answer 4

• Within population effects

* Predictable.

Question 5

Define stochastic/extrinsic processes.

Answer 5

Unpredictable.