In the logistic growth equation given below, the carrying capacity is represented by:

        dN/dT = rN(K-N)/K

1. N

2. r

3. K

4. K-N/K

The logistic growth curve of animal population growth is more realistic than J shaped curve because:

1. Asexual mode of reproduction is rare in higher animals

2. Resources are finite and become limiting sooner or later.

3. Most animals are conformers rather than regulators

4. Abiotic factors affect animals more than plants

When the population density reaches the carrying capacity, the logistic growth curve is said to be in:

1. Lag phase

2. A phase of acceleration

3. A phase of deceleration

4. Asymptote

Intraspecific competition is strongest when the:

1. Species overlap in their distribution

2. Populations overlap in their ranges

3. Population is at its carrying capacity

4. Reproductive rate is at its maximum

Asymptote in a logistic growth curve is obtained, when

(1) The value of 'r' approaches zero

(2) K = N

(3) K > N

(4) K < N

When does the growth rate of a population following the logistic model equal zero? The logistic model is given as dN/dt = rN(1-N/K)

(1) when N nears the carrying capacity of the habitat

(2) when N/K equals zero

(3) when death rate is greater than birth rate

(4) when N/K is exactly one

What are labelled phases A, B and C in given
sigmoidal growth curve?


          A                 B                C
(1) Stationary      Log              Lag

(2) Lag                Stationary    Log

(3) Log                Lag              Stationary

(4) Lag                Log              Stationary

Which is correctly labelled with respect to the given diagram?

1. B: Logistic curve

2. C: Carrying capacity

3. C: Exponential curve

4. A: Carrying capacity

The graph shows two types of population growth curve. A is exponential and B is logistic.

Which one of the following growth model considered as more realistic one?

1. Exponential growth curve

2. Logistic growth curve

3. Both the growth curves

4. None of the above

In an area, a population with large size individuals having long life span, more parental care and slow development was present. The type of population growth curve will be:

(1) S-shaped                     

(2) J-shaped

(3) Z-shaped                     

(4) All of these