An Insect Population Grows Exponentially Until an Early Winter Freeze

question 48

Multiple Choice

An insect population grows exponentially until an early winter freeze kills almost all the insects. The next spring the population grows exponentially again. This type of population growth is called:

• A)boom-and-bust cycles.
• B)S-curve growth.
• C)density-dependent growth.
• D)density-independent growth.
• E)sustained cycling.

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