NEET Biology question
Statement 1: A population growing in a habitat with limited resources shows initially a lag phase, followed by phases of acceleration and deceleration, and finally an asymptote, when population density reaches carrying capacity. Statement 2: In Verhulst-Pearl logistic growth, a plot of N (population density) against time (t) results in a sigmoid curve.
Answer: (B)
Solution
Both statements are true and both accurately describe the logistic growth model — the lag, acceleration, deceleration and asymptote phases (statement 1) collectively produce the characteristic S-shaped (sigmoid) curve (statement 2) — but statement 2 is essentially a
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