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1. A population that grows by an unvarying number of new units added to the population per unit of time is undergoing exponential growth.

2. Arithmetic growth will produce a faster population increase over time than an exponential growth curve.

3. The carrying capacity of an environment can cause a population initially growing very quickly to level off, resulting in an S-shaped curve.


1. FALSE
2. FALSE
3. TRUE

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