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4.1 Define population.
4.2 Identify population size, population growth, population growth rate, population
density, and biotic potential.
4.3 Graph population growth and population growth rate.
4.4 Describe characteristics of exponential and s-growth curves.
4.5 Identify limiting factors for populations (space, predation, parasitism, disease,
temperature, light, interspecific and intraspecific competition).
4.6 Describe human influence on population size.
5. Succession
5.1 Define succession.
5.2 Distinguish between primary and secondary succession.
5.3 Outline primary succession.
5.4 Describe two successions (Primary - pond to forest, and Secondary - burned
over area to forest).
5.5 Describe human influence on succession.
Potential Resources
Please refer to the annotated bibliography at the end of this section for a brief
description of each resource.
Modern Biology. Towle (1989). Holt, Rinehart, and Wilson. ISBN: 0-03-047029-3.
Biology, Living Systems. Oram, Hummer, and Smoot (1989). Merrill Pub. Co. ISBN: 0-
675-06484-8.
Biology. Miller and Levine (1991). Prentice Hall. ISBN: 0-13-081241-2.
Finding the Balance: For Earth's Sake. Minty, Griffin and Murphy (1993). Breakwater
Books. ISBN: 1-55081-065-0
Biological Science: An Ecological Approach. (7 th Ed.) BSCS Innovative Science
Education, (1992). Kendall / Hunt Publishing Co., Iowa. ISBN: 0-8403-5865-2
Student Course Manuals for Distance Education. Labrador College of Applied Arts,
Technology and Continuing Education. Happy Valley-Goose Bay.
On-Line Resources: Westviking Gopher
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