Unit D Conclusion
Unit D Population and Community Dynamics
Conclusion
In your study of Unit D, you studied how to
- explain how populations can change over time
- describe the ways that members of a population interact with each other and with members of other populations
- analyze quantitatively how populations change over time
- analyze the technologies used by society in controlling and managing populations
In this unit, you explored the genetics of populations and how we can measure quantitatively the way populations change. You investigated how several factors can interact to cause populations to evolve or remain stable. You looked at how population size and changes can be measured and interpreted, and the results of the studies applied to the control of population growth. You described the relationships that exist between organisms, the mechanisms that organisms use to protect themselves from each other, and how the species makeup of communities changes over time in the process of succession.
Together, these modules help you to understand how both the contributions of an individual to the gene pool and the interactions within communities result in change over time.