Variables Flashcards
1
Q
What does the variable N stand for?
A
population size
2
Q
What about t?
A
time
3
Q
What does r represent?
A
the maximum per capita growth rate
4
Q
N0?
A
population size (initial)
5
Q
K?
A
carrying capacity
6
Q
dN/dt = ?
A
population growth rate
7
Q
True or False;
dN/dt is the population per capita growth rate
A
false; that is the variable r. dN/dt is the general population growth rate
8
Q
True or False;
N0 is the same thing as N just with a 0.
A
false; N0 is the initial population size and N is the population size throughout the growth/ changes.
9
Q
True or False;
The carrying capacity (K) is the maximum population size that a population can support with no degradation of habitat
A
true.
