RQ22-Popn_growth
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What is the natural logarithm of 6.5?
1.87
What is the natural log of 150?
5
What is the natural logarithm of e^6.5?
6.5
Which of the following is a common cause of density independent growth?
Colonizing a new habitat.
How is exponential growth defined?
No change in r through time.
What is carrying capacity?
The maximum number of individuals that can be supported by the resources in a habitat.
What does it mean to say that a population "cycles?"
population size goes through a regular high-low fluctuation
What is the difference between r and lambda?
r gives the instantaneous growth rate; lambda gives the growth rate over a discrete time interval
What is lambda?
the finite growth rate
What is r?
the per capita rate of increase