Question

when members of a population move out of a given area, it is called

• survivorship
• immigration
• emigration

question 17
choose the factor that is unlikely to limit population growth.

• disease
• harsh weather
• all are factors that could limit population growth
• predation

Explanation:

1. Emigration is the movement of individuals out of a population from a given area. Immigration is the movement into an area. Survivorship is related to the survival of individuals in a population over time.
2. Disease can kill individuals reducing population size, harsh weather can cause death or displacement limiting growth, and predation reduces the number of prey individuals. All these can limit population growth.

Answer:

1. emigration
2. all are factors that could limit population growth