EBK BIOLOGY
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Chapter 27, Problem 2MC
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Exponential growth occurs when the population keeps increasing with a constant positive growth rate. Biotic potential plays a role in exponential growth. It also depends on factors such as environmental resistance. Environmental resistance hinders population growth. Thus, when environmental resistance gets reduced, the population can grow exponentially. Hence, there are several factors which together affect exponential growth.
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Ch. 27 - Density-independent environmental resistance...Ch. 27 - Prob. 2MCCh. 27 -
3. Which of the following did not contribute to...Ch. 27 - Prob. 4MCCh. 27 - Boom-and-bust populations a. do not experience...Ch. 27 - Graphs that plot how the numbers of individuals...Ch. 27 -
2. The type of growth that occurs in a population...Ch. 27 - The maximum population size that can be sustained...Ch. 27 - The type of spatial distribution likely to occur...Ch. 27 - A population grows whenever the number of plus...
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1. Define biotic potential, list the factors that...Ch. 27 - Write and describe the meaning of the equation for...Ch. 27 - 3. Draw, name, and describe the properties of a...Ch. 27 -
4. Define environmental resistance and...Ch. 27 -
5. What is logistic population growth? What is...Ch. 27 - Describe three different possible consequences of...Ch. 27 - Prob. 7RQCh. 27 -
8. Explain why environmental resistance has not...Ch. 27 -
9. Draw the general shape of age structure...Ch. 27 - Sketch and label the graph showing the general...Ch. 27 -
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