Question

Describe the logistic population growth curve.

Answer 1

Logistic Growth Model:

No population of any species in nature has its disposal unlimited resources to permit the exponential growth.

It leads to competition between the individual of the limited resources and eventually the fittest individual survives and reproduces. In nature, the given habitat the population cannot grow beyond its carrying capacity (K) for that species in a habitat.

The population growth in a habitat with limited resources first shows lag phase, then acceleration and deceleration and finally asymptote when it reaches (K).