Match each word to its correct meaning. 1. age structure
the proportions of individuals in a
population at various ages
species with a high capacity for
2. biotic potential
population increase
all the factors that act to limit the
3. carrying capacity
4. environmental resistance
growth of a population
species that have few offspring and
have slower population growth than r-
selected species
the maximum population of a given
species that a particular habitat can
sustain without degrading the habitat
a population's capacity to grow
5. intrinsic rate of increase
6. k-selected species
the number of individuals in a
7. population density
population found in a given area
the rate at which a population
would grow if it had unlimited resources
8. r-selected species