Which Statement About Population Growth Is True

question 18

Multiple Choice

Which statement about population growth is true?

• A) If the per capita birth rate and the death rate remain constant,the population will grow additively.
• B) A population growing additively will not have a consistent doubling time.
• C) With additive growth,populations generate large numbers much more quickly than they do with multiplicative growth.
• D) The series 10,15,20,25,30,35 represents multiplicative growth.
• E) The series 1,2,4,8,16,32,64 represents additive growth.

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