The specific traits of a particular organism enabling it to survive, grow, and reproduce within a given environment are called

Natural selection favors the age at maturity that results in the greatest number of ________ produced over the lifetime of an individual.

Temperature fluctuation is greater in aquatic environments than in terrestrial environments.

As population density increases in harp seals (Phoca groenlandica), females

The pattern shown in figure 9.6 best resembles

The fitness of an individual is measured by

The home range of an animal is always defended.

The maximum sustainable population size for the prevailing environment is called the ________ capacity.

Air masses are deflected to the ________ in the Northern Hemisphere.

________ stochasticity is the random variation in birth and death rates that occurs in populations from year to year as a result of natural disasters and other annual variations in the environment.