BIOC61H3 Lecture Notes - Logistic Function, Exponential Growth, Null Hypothesis

The population growth model that accounts for density dependent factors is the

The growth rate equation is (birth rate + immigration)-(deathrate + emigration). Provide at least two factors that affect thepopulation size based off the equation above, and explain how thesefactors impact the size of the population.

Compare and contrast the application of the exponential and logistic growth model to population growth.

Include examples and how each model may or may not address the assumptions listed below:

-A population is closed (growth only depends on births and deaths)

-Birth and death rates are constant

-All individuals are identical

-Reproduction is continuous (overlapping generations)

-Resources are totally unlimited