In a Population Growing According to the Exponential Growth Model

question 49

Multiple Choice

In a population growing according to the exponential growth model, population size is

• A) limited by density-dependent factors.
• B) limited by density-independent factors.
• C) limited by both density-dependent and density-independent factors.
• D) not limited.

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