pop eco study guide

Question 1

How population growth is determined from birth, death, immigration, and emigration

Answer 1

it finds the amount changed

Question 2

How to sketch basic graphs showing exponential and logistic growth

Answer 2

independent variable on x axis
dependent variable on y axis

Question 3

What the variables N, N0, r, t, K, dN/dt stand for in the growth models

Answer 3

N - total population
N0 - initial population size
r - growth per capita
t - time
K - carrying capacity
dN/dt - rate of growth