Exponential and Logistic Growth Practice

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What is carrying capacity?

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Maximum number of individuals an environment can support.

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Which of the following is an example of logistic growth?

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Population of deer in a forest.

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What is the true statement about carrying capacity?

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Carrying capacity is the maximum number of individuals of a species that an environment can support sustainably.

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What is the relationship between birth rate and population growth?

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A higher birth rate leads to higher population growth.

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What are population growth models used for?

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To study and predict changes in the size and structure of populations over time.

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Define exponential growth.

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A growth pattern where the population increases by a fixed percentage over a given time period.

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What is logistic growth?

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A growth pattern that starts exponentially but slows as the population reaches carrying capacity.

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What factors can affect carrying capacity?

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Both biotic (living) and abiotic (non-living) factors.

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What is a population growth rate?

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The rate at which the number of individuals in a population increases or decreases over time.

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What is the significance of the inflection point in logistic growth?

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It is the point where the growth rate begins to slow as the population approaches carrying capacity.