Which sentences describe the logistic growth model? There are three different phases of the S-shaped curve. At first, growth is exponential because individuals are few and resources are plenty. This growth model occurs in a situation where resources are plenty and individuals are few to consume the resources. Population growth decreases as resources become limited. When a population size reaches the carrying capacity of its environment, the population growth slows down or stops completely. The model looks like a J-curve.

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Justice Wolf

19 November, 13:22

Which sentences describe the logistic growth model? There are three different phases of the S-shaped curve. At first, growth is exponential because individuals are few and resources are plenty. This growth model occurs in a situation where resources are plenty and individuals are few to consume the resources. Population growth decreases as resources become limited. When a population size reaches the carrying capacity of its environment, the population growth slows down or stops completely. The model looks like a J-curve.

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Zion Bass · Answer 1

Exponential growth occurs when there are few individuals and many resources (this is often not a case in real world). When the number of individuals starts to increase, resources reduce and growth rate slows down or levels off, making an S-shaped curve. The population size at that moments (which represents the maximum population size a particular environment can support), is called the carrying capacity (K).