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What does r represent in the context of population growth?
What does r represent in the context of population growth?
- Net reproduction per individual per unit of time (correct)
- Population growth per unit of time
- Population size
- Per capita death rates
What condition is necessary for populations to grow exponentially?
What condition is necessary for populations to grow exponentially?
- Per capita death rates are lower than per capita birth rates (correct)
- Population size remains constant
- Net reproduction per individual decreases
- Per capita death rates are higher than per capita birth rates
What happens to the population size in exponential growth over successive time intervals?
What happens to the population size in exponential growth over successive time intervals?
- Remains constant
- Decreases steadily
- Grows at a decreasing rate
- Expands by ever increasing increments (correct)