Which of the following is true of a population's intrinsic rate of increase?
A) It occurs when the birth rate equals the death rate.
B) It is the rate at which a population would grow if there were no external limits to growth.
C) It is the death rate minus the birth rate, or a measure of annual population change in a population near K.
D) It is the rate at which populations grow in nature in the face of all environmental limits.
Answer: B
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