Which of the following statements about exponential growth is FALSE?O a. Increases in the size of the population do not affect per capita rate of increase (r).Ca.b. Exponential growth adds a constant number of individuals per unit time to apopulation as N gets larger.C. In reality, it is not possible for exponential population growth to continueindefinitely.d. In an exponentially growing population, the % increase of the population per unit *time doesn't depend on the number of individuals (N) in the population.

Answer- option-(b) is correct. Type b is false statement.

Which of the following statements about exponential growth is FALSE? a. Increases in the size of the population do not affect per capita rate of increase (r). O b. Exponential growth adds a constant number of individuals per unit time to a population as N gets larger. In reality, it is not possible for exponential population growth to continue indefinitely. O C. In an exponentially growing population, the % increase of the population per unit X time doesn't depend on the number of individuals (N) in the population. d.

Which of the following statements about exponential growth is FALSE? a. Increases in the size of the population do not affect per capita rate of increase (r). O b. Exponential growth adds a constant number of individuals per unit time to a population as N gets larger. In reality, it is not possible for exponential population growth to continue indefinitely. O C. In an exponentially growing population, the % increase of the population per unit X time doesn't depend on the number of individuals (N) in the population. d.

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Chapter53: Introduction To Ecology: Population Ecology

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Problem 5TYU: In a graph of population size versus time, a J-shaped curve is characteristic of (a) exponential...

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