The per capita growth rate of a population is best defined as

A. the change in population size per unit time.
B. having a constant value for a particular species.
C. per capita birth rate minus per capita death rate.
D. growth rate when a population is at equilibrium.
E. logistic growth.


C. per capita birth rate minus per capita death rate.

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