General Biology I (BIOL 101) Population Growth, Carrying Capacity, and Ecology Exam Review
University of California, Los Angeles
General Biology I (BIOL 101) | Exam Review

Overview
A final-exam review on population dynamics, growth models, species interactions, and linking biology concepts to graphs and data.

Key topics
•exponential vs logistic growth
•carrying capacity and limiting factors
•r- and K-selection tradeoffs
•predator-prey and competition dynamics

Suggested study tasks
•sketch and label an exponential vs logistic curve
•explain how one limiting factor changes growth
•interpret one population graph with units

Common pitfalls
•treating carrying capacity as a fixed number
•mixing density-dependent with density-independent factors
•reading the graph without units or scale