Asked by bob

The initial period of population growth for a species in an environment is _______.
a.
linear
b.
exponential
c.
slow
d.
negative

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
b. exponential

Explanation: When resources are abundant and density-dependent limits are negligible, population growth rate is proportional to population size, producing exponential growth during the initial phase (before carrying capacity or limiting factors slow it to logistic growth).