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KCET · BIOLOGY · STD 12 - 11. Organisms and Populations

Verhulst-Pearl logistic growth is described by the equation \(\frac{ dN }{ dt }= rN \left[\frac{ K - N }{ K }\right]\), where 'r' and 'K' represent.

  1. A r-intrinsic rate of natural decrease, K-carrying
  2. B r-intrinsic rate of natural increase, K-carrying capacity
  3. C r-extrinsic rate of natural increase, K-productive capacity
  4. D r-extrinsic rate of natural decrease,, K-carrying capacity
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(B) r-intrinsic rate of natural increase, K-carrying capacity

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(B) r-intrinsic rate of natural increase, K-carrying capacity,
The logistic growth is represented as
\(\frac{ dN }{ dt }= rN \left[\frac{ K - N }{ K }\right]\)
where, r = intrinsic rate of natural increase; N = population density at time t and K = carrying capacity.