How Populations Grow Emerald Meadow Stables种群如何成长翡翠草甸马厩.pptVIP

How Populations Grow How Populations Grow Three important characteristics of a population are: 1) Population density – number of individuals per unit area 150 bullfrogs = 50 bullfrogs per square kilometer 3 sq. kilometers – 2) Geographic distribution – range – area inhabited by population (where do you find the population on Earth?) – 3) Growth rate – net gain or loss to number of individuals in the population Birth rate death rate; population increases (↑) Birth rate = death rate; population equalizes (=) Birth rate death rate; population decreases (↓) – 4) Other factors affect