You said that this graph represents
(b) continuous population growth.
no -- in the context of population dynamics, "continuous" describes
whether reproduction occurs year-round, rather than describing a form of
population growth. try again.
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You said that this graph represents(c) logistic growth.
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no -- "logistic" growth is growth in which the population starts small,
increases gradually at first, then increases more rapidly, but then the growth
rate slows down and eventually population size stabilizes at a carrying capacity.
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You said that this graph represents (d) a linear relationship.
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no -- a "linear" relationship is a "straight-line" relationship between
two variables. A linear increase in population size through time probably never occurs in
nature.
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You said that this graph represents
(e) discrete growth.
no -- "discrete" is a term that refers to the time pattern of
reproduction (the opposite of "continuous", meaning "occurring only during
certain times of year"), not to the pattern of population growth.
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