Practicing Success
Observe the graph and choose the correct option from following: |
A = \(\frac{dN}{dt}\) = rN. B = \(\frac{dN}{dt}\) = rN(\(\frac{K-N}{K}\)) A = \(\frac{dN}{dt}\) = rN. B = \(\frac{dN}{dt}\) = rN(\(\frac{K}{K-N}\)) A = \(\frac{dN}{dt}\) = rN(\(\frac{K-N}{K}\)) B = \(\frac{dN}{dt}\) = rN. A = \(\frac{dN}{dt}\) = rN(\(\frac{K-N}{K}\)) B = \(\frac{dN}{dt}\) = rN. |
A = \(\frac{dN}{dt}\) = rN. B = \(\frac{dN}{dt}\) = rN(\(\frac{K-N}{K}\)) |
The correct answer is Option (1) - A = \(\frac{dN}{dt}\) = rN. B = \(\frac{dN}{dt}\) = rN(\(\frac{K-N}{K}\))
A represents 'exponential growth' : If in a population of size N, the birth rates (not total number but per capita births) are represented as b and death rates (again, per capita death rates) as d, then the increase or decrease in N during a unit time period t (dN/dt) will be \(\frac{dN}{dt}\)= (b – d) × N Let (b–d) = r, then \(\frac{dN}{dt}\) = rN. The r in this equation is called the ‘intrinsic rate of natural increase’. B represents 'logistic growth' : A population growing in a habitat with limited resources show initially a lag phase, followed by phases of acceleration and deceleration and finally an asymptote, when the population density reaches the carrying capacity. A plot of N in relation to time (t) results in a sigmoid curve. This type of population growth is called Verhulst-Pearl Logistic Growth. = \(\frac{dN}{dt}\) = rN(\(\frac{K-N}{K}\))
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