Biology: The Dynamic Science (MindTap Course List)
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Author: Peter J. Russell, Paul E. Hertz, Beverly McMillan
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 52, Problem 4TYK
The model of exponential population growth predicts that the per capita
a. does not change as a population gets larger.
b. gets larger as a population gets larger.
c. gets smaller as a population gets larger.
d. is always at its maximum level (rmax).
e. fluctuates on a regular cycle.
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