What is a population growth curve?
A population growth curve is the graph of a change in the population of a specific group over time. The appearance of the growth curves for various populations allow scientists to track the healthiness of a population and to notice and diagnose peculiarities.ParametersThe group tracked by a population curve may be of any size and any type–it can be people, dinosaurs, turtles, ferns or even bacteria. All that is required are regular, accurate measurements of the group’s population.AppearanceA population curve appears as a simple line graph, with a curve connecting numerous individual data points gathered during research. The X-axis usually represents population, while the Y-axis represents time.SlopeBecause the slope, or steepness, of any curve denotes the rate at which it changes, the rate of change of a given population at any point in time can be derived by taking the slope of the population curve at that point.ExpectationsIn the absence of environmental limitations, all populations
