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Q. Population growth curve is sigmoid, if the growth pattern is

AMUAMU 2013Organisms and Populations

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Population growth are the mathematical expression of the growth of a population, which are used to predict the growth rate of population from its beginning till its climax stage, i.e., stability. These growth curve may be $S$-shaped or sigmoid shape and $J$-shaped. the former sigmoid curve is logistic growth curve and is formed of five phase; lag phase, positive acceleration phase, logarithmic phase, negative acceleration phase, stationary phase.