Bio1100 Chapter 16 Chap 15   Population ecology   Chap 17
  1. A population can grow until it approaches the carrying   capacity of the environment.









     
  2. Populations sometimes exhibit predator-prey   cycles.

     
  3. Commercial harvesting aims to obtain maximal sustainable   yield.

     
  4. The root of environmental problems is the rapid growth of the human   population.

     
  5. Future population growth rates can be assessed by an age pyramid  .