Unit 7 Honors Population Biology Flashcards

Flashcards for Unit 7 Honors Population Biology and Human Impact

What are the major topics covered in Unit 7 Honors?

Population Dynamics, Symbiotic Relationships, Species Variation, Biodiversity, Human Impact on Biodiversity

What are the three types of symbiotic relationships to know?

Mutualism, commensalism, and parasitism.

What are some key concepts in population growth and distribution?

Population density, distribution patterns, logistic growth, exponential growth, human population growth, carrying capacity, density-dependent and density-independent limiting factors.

How do predator-prey relationships affect population sizes?

They can cause fluctuations in population sizes, as predator and prey populations influence each other.

What types of competition influence population growth and distributions?

Intraspecific and interspecific competition.

What are survivorship curves?

They show the proportion of individuals surviving at each age for a given species or group.

What factors influence the reproductive potential of populations?

Seed count variation in fruits.

What are the characteristics and examples of r-selected vs. K-selected species?

r-selected focus on high reproductive rates, while K-selected focus on survival in stable environments.

What are the terms needed to measure biodiversity?

Species richness and relative abundance.

How do humans impact biodiversity?

Human activities can change biodiversity