a broad, regional type of ecosystem characterized by distinctive climate and soil conditions and a distinctive kind of biological community adapted to those conditions.
part of Earth in which life exists including land, water, and air or atmosphere
the number of births in a population in a certain amount of time
largest number of individuals of a population that a environment can support
(ecology) a group of interdependent organisms inhabiting the same region and interacting with each other
the ratio of deaths in an area to the population of that area
the characteristics of a population with respect to age, race, and gender.
Referring to any characteristic that varies according to an increase in population density.
Referring to any characteristic that is not affected by population density.
the environment as it relates to living organisms
a system formed by the interaction of a community of organisms with their physical environment
movement of individuals out of an area
all of the surrounding things, conditions, and influences affecting the growth or development of living things
growth pattern in which the individuals in a population reproduce at a constant rate
Place where an Organism lives
moving into a population
Conditions in the environment that put limits on where an organism can live
growth pattern in which a population's growth rate slows or stops following a period of exponential growth
(ecology) the status of an organism within its environment and community (affecting its survival as a species)
a group of organisms of the same species populating a given area
number of individuals per unit area