What Is the Expected Pattern of Growth for a Population

question 29

Multiple Choice

What is the expected pattern of growth for a population that has a birthrate that is higher than the death rate?

• A) This population can expect to see a pyramid-shaped diagram that will cause the population to grow in the near future.
• B) This population can expect to see an urn-shaped diagram that will cause the population to grow in the future.
• C) This population can expect to see a bell-shaped diagram that will cause the population to grow in the future.
• D) This population can expect to see an pyramid-shaped diagram that will cause the population to decrease in the future.
• E) This population can expect to move into a logistic growth curve in the near future.

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Definitions:

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