Question

A small group of foxes moved to a new environment, starting a new population.They began with a population of 10 foxes, and over the course of 2 years expandinto a population of 40. The population increased rapidly, but now food starts tobecome harder to find, and much of the living space is occupied. The populationstill grows, but at a decreased rate. Which part of the growth phase is thispopulation currently in?A. ExponentialB. LagC. TransitionalD. Plateau

Answer 1

When we are looking at a population we can see that passes through different stages, generally, there is a beginning or lag phase, then comes an accelerated gro also known as exponential or log phase, until the population stabilizes and reaches the ecosystem charge capacity, this is also known as stationary or plateau phase, therefore we can say that the correct answer is option D.