alleryStart learning →The maximal growth rate for a species, written rmax, is called its:
APopulation density
BSurvivorship curve
CBiotic potential
DCarrying capacity
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Biotic potential
1. Exponential growth needs a term for the fastest possible rate.
2. The maximal growth rate for a species is its biotic potential.
3. It is written as rmax.
4. When resources are limited, populations exhibit logistic growth instead.
_Source: OpenStax Biology 2e (CC BY 4.0), Ch 45 'Population and Community Ecology', sections 45.1-45.4_
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