FORESTRY
ECOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENT
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Question
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Logistic growth has 3 phases. In Phase 1, the population grows rapidly. In Phase 2, population grows slowly. In Phase 3, growth stops. What causes growth to stop in the 3rd phase of logistic growth?
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Emigration
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Immigration
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Exponential Growth
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Carrying Capacity
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -According to the logistic growth model, a population first grows exponentially because there are few individuals and plentiful resources. As the population gets larger and approaches the environment’s carrying capacity, resources become more scarce and the growth rate slows.
Detailed explanation-2: -Explanation: The third phase in the logistic growth of the population is the deacceleration phase. In this phase, the organisms increase slowly. This happens due to limited resources.
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