4.3.1 - Population Growth
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What is exponential growth?
💡 Hint: Think about growth when resources are not a limitation.
Define carrying capacity.
💡 Hint: What is the largest number that can be supported without overpopulation?
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What is the equation for exponential growth?
💡 Hint: Think about the growth rate without limitations.
Logistic growth accounts for which of the following?
💡 Hint: Remember what happens as resources become limited.
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A population of birds doubles every year in a forest that can support only 50 birds. If you start with 10 birds, how long will it take for the population to stabilize?
💡 Hint: Consider each year's growth based on doubling and the limit imposed by the carrying capacity.
Describe the impact of both density-dependent and density-independent limiting factors on a deer population in two different seasons.
💡 Hint: Think about how seasons affect resource availability differently.
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