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1Define population.


2The ________ phase is the slow, early growth of a population.


3The ________ phase is the rapid, logarithmic growth of a population.


4In the formula for logarithmic growth, what do the symbols N, a, and n represent?


5The ________ is a population's maximal reproductive capacity given unlimited resources.
A)growth capacity
B)carrying capacity
C)reproductive potential
D)biotic potential


6All organisms have the potential to produce populations larger than occur in nature.
A)True
B)False


7Maximum logarithmic growth cannot be sustained because of ________, which includes factors such as disease, accumulation of waste products, and lack of food.


8Environmental resistance prevents a population from continuing to reproduce at its biotic potential.
A)True
B)False


9Define carrying capacity.


10What specific organism will you study in the first two procedures on population growth?


11What is the dependent variable in the first two procedures on population growth?


12What characteristics of bacteria make it possible to study their population growth in a laboratory?


13Currently, what is the doubling time of the human population?


14Does a population of mice or elephants have a greater doubling time?


15A marked increase in the birth rate has contributed to the rapid growth of the human population.
A)True
B)False


16Describe three ways in which the explosive growth of the human population is damaging the environment.





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