Why Do All Populations Have the Potential to Grow Exponentially

question 15

Multiple Choice

Why do all populations have the potential to grow exponentially?

• A) Because they all get progressively larger
• B) Because they all will get as large as possible in their habitat
• C) Because their predators typically don't reproduce as quickly
• D) Because of compounding, where new members of the population produce more new members
• E) Because all organisms reproduce

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