An Insect Population Grows Exponentially Until an Early Winter Freeze

question 4

Multiple Choice

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

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

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