Chapter 5-6 Crossword

Number of individuals per unit area
number of males and females of each age in a population
moving into a population
movement of individuals out of a population
Growth pattern in which the individuals in a population reproduce at a constant rate; forms a J-curve
occurs when a population's growth slows or stops following a period of exponential growth; forms an S-curve
Largest number of individuals of a population that a environment can support
affects all populations in similar ways, regardless of population size
its effects depend on how close members of a population are to one another; example disease
Scientific study of human populations.
the cultivation of a single crop in a given area
a natural resource that can be replaced
a natural resource that cannot be replaced when used up
practice of not using natural resources more quickly than they can be replenished
the gradual transformation of habitable land into desert
The removal of trees faster than forests can replace themselves.
process by which pollutants become more concentrated in successive trophic levels of a food web
the variety of life in the world or in a particular habitat or ecosystem.
Breakup of a habitat into smaller pieces, usually as a result of human activities.
the environmental impact of a person or population