Population Ecology Crossword Puzzle

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AGE STRUCTURE : The relative number of individuals of each age in the population.
SEMELPARITY : Reproduction in which an organism produces all of its offspring in a single event.
META POPULATION : A group of spatially separated populations of one species that interact through immigration and emigration.
CARRYING CAPACITY : The maximum population size an environment can contain.
ITEROPARITY : Reproduction in which adults produce offspring over many years.
EMIGRATION : The movement of individuals out of a population.
IMMIGRATION : The influx of new individuals from other areas.
K SELECTION : Selection of life history traits that are sensitive to population density.
POPULATION : A group of individuals of the same species living in an area.
DISPERSION : The pattern of spacing among individuals within the boundaries of the population.
R SELECTION : Selection of traits that maximize reproductive success in uncrowded environments.
ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT : The land and water area required by each person, city or nation to produce all the resources it consumes and to absorb all the waste it generates.
DENSITY : The number of individuals per unit area or volume.
DEMOGRAPHY : The study of the vital statistics of a population.

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age structure : the relative number of individuals of each age in the population.
semelparity : reproduction in which an organism produces all of its offspring in a single event.
meta population : a group of spatially separated populations of one species that interact through immigration and emigration.
carrying capacity : the maximum population size an environment can contain.
iteroparity : reproduction in which adults produce offspring over many years.
emigration : the movement of individuals out of a population.
immigration : the influx of new individuals from other areas.
k selection : selection of life history traits that are sensitive to population density.
population : a group of individuals of the same species living in an area.
dispersion : the pattern of spacing among individuals within the boundaries of the population.
r selection : selection of traits that maximize reproductive success in uncrowded environments.
ecological footprint : the land and water area required by each person, city or nation to produce all the resources it consumes and to absorb all the waste it generates.
density : the number of individuals per unit area or volume.
demography : the study of the vital statistics of a population.