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What is it called when a population starts out slowly then increases rapidly and eventually flattens out at the carrying capacity?
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∙ 13y ago
logistic growth
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This is called logistic growth, where a population grows rapidly at first due to abundant resources, then levels off as it reaches the carrying capacity of the environment. The carrying capacity is the maximum number of individuals that the environment can support sustainably.
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If a population overshoots its it may have a population crash 2 words?
carrying capacity
What is the maximum population size that a particular habitat can support?
The maximum population size a habitat can support is determined by its carrying capacity, which is the maximum population size that can be sustained by the available resources and environmental conditions. The carrying capacity can be influenced by factors such as food availability, space, disease, competition for resources, and environmental quality.
What stabilizes a population and its carrying capacity?
environmental resistance
The ability of the environment to support the population?
The ability of the environment to support a population refers to its carrying capacity, which is the maximum population size that can be sustained based on available resources like food, water, and shelter. When a population exceeds the environment's carrying capacity, it can lead to resource depletion, competition, and potential collapse. Maintaining a balance between population size and available resources is crucial for the long-term sustainability of ecosystems.
The largest population that an area can support is called what?
it is called carrying capacity
What happens to a population when the size of the population reaches carrying capacity?
starvation increases to the point where this population is maintained.
What is the rate of change of a population when it has reached its carrying capacity?
Although it will usually far pass the carrying capacity then come back down, it will eventually even out at zero change.
The number of organism a piece of land can support?
population density
The largest population an environment can support?
The name given to the largest population than an environment can support is called it's carrying capacity.
The ability of the environment to support the population?
The ability of the environment to support a population refers to its carrying capacity, which is the maximum population size that can be sustained based on available resources like food, water, and shelter. When a population exceeds the environment's carrying capacity, it can lead to resource depletion, competition, and potential collapse. Maintaining a balance between population size and available resources is crucial for the long-term sustainability of ecosystems.
What happen when a population reach its carrying capacity?
Ideally a population at its carrying capacity is stable, there is enough for all to survive. The system is usually slightly underdamped and the population will vary between just over its carrying capacity where some individuals suffer and under its capacity where there is a surplus. If the system is severely under damped there are extreme swings in the population. A typical example is the relation between Arctic hares and foxes.
If a population overshoots its it may have a population crash 2 words?
carrying capacity
What factor will most likely increases the carrying capacity of a mouse population in a forest?
High rains increase the water supply
Which factor influences the survival of the population?
carrying capacity
What happens to population growth in a logistic growth pattern as it reaches carrying capacity?
The population levels off at the carrying capacity.
Is there carrying capacity for humans?
There is a carrying capacity for humans. This is because humans will eventually run out of Natural Resources and space.
What would carrying capacity look like on a graph?
It depends on what the carrying capacity is plotted against.
