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Study the graph given below and answer the questions which follow:(i) The curve ‘b’ is described by the following equation: What does ‘K’ stand for in this equation? Mention its significance. (ii) Which one of the two curves is considered a more realistic one for most of the animal populations? (iii) Which curve would depict the population of a species of deer if there are no predators in the habitat? Why is it so? |
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Answer» i. ‘K’ stands for carrying capacity. Carrying capacity is defined as the maximum number of individuals of a population that can be sustained by the given habitat/environment. ii. Curve ‘b’ is more realistic. iii. Curve ‘a’. When the predators are absent, the prey population grows exponentially. |
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