Imagine that a population of meerkats exhibits an exponential growth curve. What does this tell you about the intrinsic growth rate (r) of the meerkat population?

A. The intrinsic growth rate is steadily
increasing.
B. The intrinsic growth rate is steadily
decreasing.
C. The intrinsic growth rate has remained
constant.
D. The intrinsic growth rate is fluctuating.
E. The intrinsic growth rate increased at first,
but then decreased.


C

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