Describe the Relationships Between Marginal Product and Marginal Cost and Average

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Essay

Describe the relationships between marginal product and marginal cost and average product and average cost.

Understand the transition from exponential to logistic population growth and the factors influencing this change.

Recognize and describe the three types of population dispersion, and under what conditions each occurs.

Evaluate the benefits and risks of biological control as an alternative to chemical pesticides.

Apply the mark-recapture method to estimate population sizes.

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