In a population growth curve affected by environmental resistance, the formula G = rN(K – N)/K is used to calculate the number of new individuals added after each time interval. In this equation K represents the

A. number of individuals added per unit time.
B. carrying capacity.
C. environmental resistance.
D. number of individuals at the start of a time interval.
E. per capita rate of increase.


B. carrying capacity.

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Which of the following plants are among those

that contributed to the formation of coal?

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