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Chapter

Contents

14.1 Characteristics of

Populations 466

MiniLab: What Is the

Population of Your School? 469

Thinking Lab: Sampling

a Moose Population 471

14.2 Describing the Growth

of Populations 473

Thinking Lab: Comparing the

Growth of Different Populations 476

14.3 Factors Limiting Natural

Population Growth 481

Investigation 14-A:

Paramecium Populations 486

Thinking Lab:

Sustainable Harvesting 490

14.4 Life History 492

Thinking Lab: Life History

— Putting It All Together 497