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POPULATIONS
5-1 How Populations Grow
(Otter introduction page 119- Read)
Sea otters are important to
populations of kelp, sea
urchins, & killer whales.
CHARACTERISTICS OF
POPULATIONS:
1-Geographic distribution or
range- the area inhabited by
a population.
EX: A few cubic cm (bacteria
in a rotting apple)…to millions
of square km (Migrating
whales)
2-Population Density- # of
individuals per unit area.