ENVIRONMENTAL SC. JAN. 24 & 25, 2019

OBJECTIVE: Students will describe and explain how various factors may affect a population’s growth.

W.O.D. Smithereens-small pieces

WARM-UP
Define the following terms: natality, mortality, immigration, emigration, migration 

CW

1. A population’s growth rate depends on 4 factors:natality, mortality, immigration, & emigration. 

2. Explain how each factor will affect a population’s growth rate

3. How is a population’s growth rate calculated?

4. Solve question #1 on page 117

5. Populations may grow exponentially or logistically. Explain and describe each type of population growth and include a diagram of a graph that shows each type of growth.

6. Define the terms carrying capacity and limiting factors and describe how they may affect a population’s growth.