population dynamics

Question 1

space/area a species is found, usually shown on maps

Answer 1

geographic range

Question 2

natural environment of an animal/plant/organism

Answer 2

habitat

Question 3

number of individual organisms in a population

Answer 3

population size Nt

Question 4

measurement of population per unit land area

Answer 4

population density

Question 5

crude is # of ind per unit of total space, ecological is # of ind per unit of habitat space

Answer 5

diff btwn crude + ecological density

Question 6

small groups, uneven distribution of nutrients or resources

Answer 6

clumped dispersion

Question 7

no pattern, even distribution of resources

Answer 7

random dispersion

Question 8

clear regular pattern, interaction btwn ind e.g. competition + territoriality

Answer 8

uniform dispersion

Answer 9

quadrat sampling