Biology
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ISBN: 9781260487947
Author: BROOKER
Publisher: MCG
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Chapter 56, Problem 8TY
The maximum number of individuals a certain area can sustain is known as the
- a. intrinsic rate of growth.
- b. resource limit.
- c.
carrying capacity . - d. logistic equation.
- e. equilibrium size.
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Human beings, like other K-selected species live close to carrying capacity and usually have logistic growth rates. However, population growth for humans has exhibited exponential growth for over the last 350 years (since the Industrial Revolution). Which of the following can explain this phenomenon?
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b. Exponential growth
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d. Carrying capacity
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2. Theoretical highest possible reproductive capacity of a population given little to no environmental resistance ________
3. A growth pattern that forms a J-shaped curve __________
4. The theoretical population size that a fiven region can sustain over a prolonged time period ____________
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