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SC STANDARD B-6. 2: Students will demonstrate an understanding of the way populations are affected by density-dependent factors & density-independent factors. POPULATIONS. CN page Topic: Populations EQ: What factors affect population size?. How do Populations Grow?.
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SC STANDARD B-6. 2: Students will demonstrate an understanding of the way populations are affected by density-dependent factors & density-independent factors. POPULATIONS
CN page • Topic: Populations • EQ: What factors affect population size?
How do Populations Grow? • 3 important characteristics of a population are its : • geographic distribution • density • growth rate
Geographic Distribution • is the range or area where the organism is found
Hooker’s Manzanita • found in maritime chaparrel (threatened habitat due to development) • Central California (Monterrey County)
Franklin’s Bumble Bee • Most restricted geographic distribution of any known bee • Between Pacific coast & Sierra Nevada in Oregon & northern California
Density • population density: the # of individuals per unit area • Density is one of the main characteristics that describes a natural population.
Growth Rate • 3 factors affect population growth: • 1. # of births • 2. # of deaths • 3. # of individuals that immigrate or emmigrate • Immigration: movement of individuals into an area • Emmigration: movement of individuals out of an area
EXPONENTIAL GROWTH • growth pattern in which the individuals in a population reproduce at a constant rate • Under ideal conditions with unlimited resources, a population will grow exponentially
LOGISITIC GROWTH • growth pattern in which a population’s growth rate slows or stops following a period of exponential growth • carrying capacity: largest # of individuals of a population that a given environment can support
Limiting Factors to Growth • In respect to populations a limiting factor is anything that causes population growth to decrease. • Limiting factors are either: • Density-Dependent • Density-Independent
Density-Dependent Limiting Factors • limiting factor that depends on population size • become limiting only when population density reaches a certain level • Include: • 1. competition • 2. predation • 3. parasitism & disease
1. Competition When populations become crowded members of same or different species compete for food, shelter, mates, space, sunlight
2. Predation • Predator-Prey relationships mechanism of population control
3. Parasitism & Disease • Parasites take nourishment from their host host weakens does not usually die
Density-Independent Factors • affect all the populations in similar ways, regardless of #’s • Forest fires • Floods • Seasonal cycles • Human interference (clear-cutting, damming river)
Human Population Growth • Population of humans on Earth increases with time
Patterns of Population Growth • Birth rates, death rates, & the age structure of a population help predict why some countries have high growth rates while other countries grow slowly.
The Demographic Transition • the change in a population from high birth & death rates to low birth & death rates
Complete concept map from page 134 of book on page of notebook (landscape)