Chapter 5 Populations Vocabulary Review Game

The number of males and females of each age in a population

The largest number of individuals of a particular species that a particular environment can support

The scientific study of human populations

Change in a population from high birth and death rates to low birth and death rates

The movement of individuals out of an area

Growth pattern in which the individuals in a population reproduce at a constant rate

The movement of individuals into an area occupied by an existing population

Limiting factor that depends on population density

Limiting factor that affects all populations in similar ways

Growth pattern in which a population's growth slows and then stops following a period of exponential growth