AP®︎ Environmental Science Unit 3: Notes & Study Guide
Prepare for your quiz, test, or the AP exam with a comprehensive review on Unit 3 of AP Environmental Science – Populations.
Unit 3: Populations
This unit covers population dynamics, reproductive strategies, and how growth trends impact resource use and sustainability.
Begin with Topic 3.1: Generalist and Specialist...To review Unit 3, go through each of the 9 topics below.
Everything you actually need to know for your Unit 3 test, pulled directly from the AP® Environmental Science curriculum.
Generalist and Specialist Species
Generalist and Specialist Species
- What Generalist and Specialist Species Are
- How to Tell Them Apart
- Stable Habitats and Changing Habitats
K-Selected r-Selected Species
K-Selected r-Selected Species
- What K-Selected and r-Selected Species Are
- Traits of K-Selected and r-Selected Species
- Why These Strategies Work in Different Environments
Survivorship Curves
Survivorship Curves
- What Survivorship Curves Show
- The Three Types of Survivorship Curves
- How to Read the Pattern on a Curve
Carrying Capacity
Carrying Capacity
- What Carrying Capacity Is
- What Determines Carrying Capacity
- How Carrying Capacity Appears on Graphs
Population Growth and Resource Availability
Population Growth and Resource Availability
- What Resource Availability Means for Population Growth
- What Makes Resources Limiting
- How Resource Availability Changes Growth
Age Structure Diagrams
Age Structure Diagrams
- What Age Structure Diagrams Show
- The Main Diagram Shapes and What They Mean
- How to Interpret a Diagram
Total Fertility Rate
Total Fertility Rate
- What Total Fertility Rate Is
- Replacement-Level Fertility and What It Means
- Factors That Affect TFR
Human Population Dynamics
Human Population Dynamics
- What Human Population Dynamics Are
- Rates Used to Measure Population Change
- What Changes Birth and Death Rates
Demographic Transition
Demographic Transition
- What the Demographic Transition Is
- The Four Stages of the Demographic Transition
- Why Population Growth Speeds Up and Then Slows
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