Chapter vocabulary review for science
ecosystem
all the living things and their physical environments within a particular area
community
all the populations in a particular area
immigration
the arrival of individuals from outside an area
carrying capacity
the largest population size that an environment can sustainably support
population density
the number of individuals within a population per unit area
sex ratio
the proportion of males to females in a population
habitat
the specific environment in which an organism lives
limiting factor
characteristic of the environment that restricts population growth
population distribution
how organisms are arranged within an area
population
members of a species that live in the same area
exponential growth
occurs when a population increases by a fixed percentage each year
species
a group of individuals that interbreed and produce fertile offspring