When the exponential phase of a logistic growth curve of the population ceases, A. the size of the population drops. B. the size of the population stays the same. C. population growth begins to slow down. D. population growth begins to speed up.
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When the exponential phase ceases, it means that the population growth is no longer increasing at an exponential rate. Instead, the growth rate starts to slow down as the population gets closer to the carrying capacity. Show more…
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