Question
Which is not a difference between a population showing exponential growth and a population showing logistic growth?
a.
food limits
b.
disease limits
c.
carrying capacity
d.
mutation rate
a.
food limits
b.
disease limits
c.
carrying capacity
d.
mutation rate
Answers
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The correct answer is **d. mutation rate**.
Mutation rate is a genetic characteristic of a population and does not directly relate to the type of growth (exponential or logistic). In contrast, food limits, disease limits, and carrying capacity are all factors that play a significant role in defining the differences between populations exhibiting exponential growth (which occurs without limits) and those exhibiting logistic growth (which accounts for environmental limits and carrying capacity).
Mutation rate is a genetic characteristic of a population and does not directly relate to the type of growth (exponential or logistic). In contrast, food limits, disease limits, and carrying capacity are all factors that play a significant role in defining the differences between populations exhibiting exponential growth (which occurs without limits) and those exhibiting logistic growth (which accounts for environmental limits and carrying capacity).