Population and Pollution Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• carrying capacity : the maximum population size that a particular environment can support
• density : it is measured by the number of individual per unit area.
• clumped : individuals are living in groups such as school of fish and herds of fish and elephants.
• uniform : seen when individuals are evenly distributed in the area such as territorial penguin.
• demography : statistical study of the factors affecting population growth and decline.
• survivorship curve : tool used to determine the number of individuals that survived at each age level.
• emigration: when individuals leave the region/ country and reside to another area.
• exponential : type of population growth in which population tend to grow per capita rate.
• air pollution : occurs due to the presence of harmful gases and substances in the air.
• soil pollution : contamination of soil due to the presence of toxic substances due to excessive use of fertilizers and pesticides.