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Chapter Vocabulary Review

Crossword Puzzle Complete the puzzle by entering the term that matches each
numbered description. For two-word answers, leave a blank space between words. For
an answer with a hyphen, include the hyphen.

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1. a limiting factor that affects populations 2. the larger a population gets, the faster it
no matter what their size grows
4. the number of males and females of each 3. a type of limiting factor that does not
age in a population affect small, scattered populations very
7. moving out of the population’s range much

8. a growth pattern in which population size 5. the maximum number of individuals of a

stabilizes at a maximum limit species that an environment can support

10. moving into a population’s range 6. a factor that controls the growth of a
population
11. a shift from high birthrates and death
rates to low birthrates and death rates 9. the study of human population

12. the number of individuals per unit area