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    A population is defined as a group of organisms of the same species that live in a specific geographical area and interbreed. A population's growth rate is determined by its birth rate minus its death rate. While populations can grow rapidly with over 200,000 babies born each day worldwide, their growth is ultimately limited by factors like available resources, environmental changes, competition within the population, and carrying capacity of the ecosystem. Population size is regulated through density-dependent factors like limited resources and disease that increase mortality in crowded populations, and density-independent factors like natural disasters that affect populations uniformly regardless of density.

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    A population is defined as a group of organisms of the same species that live in a specific geographical area and interbreed. A population's growth rate is determined by its birth rate minus its death rate. While populations can grow rapidly with over 200,000 babies born each day worldwide, their growth is ultimately limited by factors like available resources, environmental changes, competition within the population, and carrying capacity of the ecosystem. Population size is regulated through density-dependent factors like limited resources and disease that increase mortality in crowded populations, and density-independent factors like natural disasters that affect populations uniformly regardless of density.

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    A population is defined as a group of organisms of the same species that live in a specific geographical area and interbreed. A population's growth rate is determined by its birth rate minus its death rate. While populations can grow rapidly with over 200,000 babies born each day worldwide, their growth is ultimately limited by factors like available resources, environmental changes, competition within the population, and carrying capacity of the ecosystem. Population size is regulated through density-dependent factors like limited resources and disease that increase mortality in crowded populations, and density-independent factors like natural disasters that affect populations uniformly regardless of density.

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    Population

    By: Dave Tanghal, Austin


    Aldan and Royce Ben

    What is a Population?
    A population is a group of organisms of the same
    species that live in a specific geographical area
    and interbreed
    A population is a reproductive group because
    organisms usually breed with members of their
    own population
    The word population refers to the group in general
    and also to the size of the population, or number of
    individuals it contains

    Population Growth
    Population growth is the increase in the number of
    individuals in a population. The population growth
    rate is the rate at which the number of individuals in
    a population increases in a given time period. The
    population growth can be found by using the formula:
    Birth rate - Death rate = Population growth

    How fast can a population grow?


    More than 7 billion people live on our planet, each
    day about 200,000 babies are born. Approximately
    140 additional people are born in a minute, over a
    year, about 80 million humans are born.

    Reproductive potential
    Reproductive potential is the sex ratio,
    maturity at age, realized fecundity, and
    gamete viability in a population.

    What limits population growth?


    Because of natural conditions, populations cannot
    grow forever. Eventually, resources are used up or
    environmental changes occur, and death rates
    increase or birth rates decrease.

    What limits population growth?


    Carrying Capacity
    The carrying capacity of an ecosystem for a particular
    species is the maximum population that the
    ecosystem can support. A population may increase
    beyond the maximum population the ecosystem can
    support, but it cannot stay at this increased size.

    What limits population growth?


    Competition within a population
    The members of a population use the same resources in the same ways,
    eventually they will compete with one another as the population
    reaches its carrying capacity.
    An example would be: Beetles lays its eggs in a sack of flour and leave.
    Most of the first hatchlings will have enough resources to survive into
    adulthood. The rest of the hatchlings (those who hatched later) may not
    have enough to suvive to adulthood.

    Two types of population


    regulation

    Population size can be limited in ways that


    may or may not depend on the density of
    the population. Causes of death in a
    population may be Density dependent or
    Density independent.

    Two types of population


    regulation
    Density dependent

    When a death occurs in a population is density


    dependent, deaths occur more quickly in a crowded
    population. This type of regulation occurs when
    individuals in a population are densely packed
    together, such as when a population is growing
    rapidly. Limited resources, predation, and disease
    result in higher death rates in a dense population.

    Two types of population


    regulation
    Density independent

    When a cause of death is density independent, a


    certain proportion of a population may die regardless
    of the populations density. This type of regulation
    affect all populations in a uniform way. Severe
    weather and natural disasters are often density
    independent causes of death.

    Resources
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Population_growth
    http://study.com/academy/lesson/the-human-population-factors-that-affect-population-size.html
    http://www.gov.scot/Topics/marine/marine-environment/ecosystems/population/reproduction
    http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/
    Environmental Science Book (Blue)

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