Population Growth Curves Flashcards
1
Q
What is the current human population?
A
8 billion
2
Q
What is an exponential growth?
A
Exponential growth occurs when the individuals in a population reproduce at a constant rate
3
Q
What is a logistic growth
A
Logistic growth occurs when a population growth slows or stop following a period of exponential growth
4
Q
What is a carrying capacity?
A
The largest number of individuals of a population that a given environment can support
5
Q
An s-shaped curve on a graph of population growth is
A
Logistic growth
6
Q
Exponential growth in a population slows down or stops as..
A
Resources become Limited
7
Q
Exponential growth rate means that each new generation of a population..
A
Increases at the same rate as the previous generation
