If the Mean Daily Temperature Is 70°F, Then There Are

question 71

True/False

If the mean daily temperature is 70°F, then there are 5 heating degree days accumulated.

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Definitions:

Iteroparous

Having repeated reproductive cycles throughout a lifetime. Compare with semelparous.

Density-Dependent Factor

An environmental factor whose effects on a population change as population density changes; tends to retard population growth as population density increases and enhance population growth as population density decreases. Compare with density-independent factor.

Negative Feedback

A regulatory mechanism in which a stimulus causes an opposite output in order to maintain an ideal level of whatever is being regulated.

Type-II Survivorship

A survivorship curve in which individuals are equally likely to die at any age, representing a relatively constant mortality rate throughout the organism's life.