Biology: Concepts and Investigations
Biology: Concepts and Investigations
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ISBN: 9781260542202
Author: Marielle Hoefnagels
Publisher: Mcgraw-hill Higher Education (us)
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Chapter 37, Problem 8WIO
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To define:

The terms “per capita rate of increase”, “environmental resistance”, and “carrying capacity”.

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Per capita rate of increase is basically the increase in population. Environmental resistance is the resistance offered by the environment to the population and carrying capacity is the maximum individuals that can be sustained in an ecosystem.

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