A Population Grows Exponentially When

question 94

Multiple Choice

A population grows exponentially when:

• A)the birth rate and the death rate are equal.
• B)the birth rate exceeds the death rate and immigration exceeds emigration.
• C)emigration exceeds immigration and the birth rate equals the death rate.
• D)the death rate equals the birth rate and immigration is equal to emigration.
• E)the carrying capacity is exceeded.

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Definitions:

Independent Variables

Variables in a statistical model that are presumed to influence or predict the outcome of a dependent variable.

Variances

Statistical measures reflecting the dispersion or spread of a set of data points or how far each value in the set is from the mean.

Covariance

A measure that indicates the extent to which two variables change together; if they increase or decrease similarly.

Coefficient Of Correlation

An index that measures the magnitude and direction of a straight-line association between two variables.