Population Ecology

AP Biology· difficulty 2/5

Time log(N)

A straight line on a semi-log plot of N vs. time indicates which growth pattern?

  • A

    Logistic growth

  • B

    Exponential growth

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  • C

    Logarithmic growth

  • D

    Linear growth

Explanation

Exponential growth N = N0 e^(rt) becomes a straight line when ln(N) is plotted against t, with slope r.

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