Which of the following best matches the description?Period of population growth when the population increases at an ever-increasing rate.

A. emigration
B. r-strategist
C. K-strategist
D. stable equilibrium phase
E. death phase
F. population density
G. dispersal
H. carrying capacity
I. age distribution
J. environmental resistance
K. exponential growth phase
L. lag phase
M. density-independent factor
N. density-dependent limiting factor
O. biotic potential
P. immigration


Answer: K

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