Population Dynamics

Concepts TARGETED

• Population (density, distribution, biological cycles)

• Describes the influence of biotic or abiotic factors on the biological cycles of a population (natality, mortality, immigration, emigration)

• Defines a community as a group of populations that interact

• Biodiversity – Defines the biodiversity of a community as the relative abundance of a species it comprises

• Biodiversity – Explains factors that affect the biodiversity of a given community

• Disturbances – Defines a disturbance in a community

• Disturbances – Explains the effect of certain factors that disturb the ecological balance

• Ecosystems – Defines an ecosystem as the relationships between the individuals in a community and abiotic factors in the environment

• Trophic relationships – Describes the trophic levels (producers, consumers, decomposers)

• Trophic relationships – Explains the relationships between the trophic levels of a food web

• Primary productivity – Defines primary productivity as the quantity of organic matter produced by plants in a given territory

• Primary productivity – Explains the effects of certain factors on primary productivity

• Material and energy flow – Describes material and energy flow in an ecosystem

• Chemical recycling – Describes certain processes underlying chemical recycling