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24/01/2022 6:18 pm
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A population of Paramoecium caudatum was grown in a culture medium. After 5 days the culture medium became overcrowded with Paramoecium and had depleted nutrients. What will happen to the population and what type of growth curve will the population attain? Draw the growth curve.
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24/01/2022 6:20 pm
It shows logistic growth. A population growing in a habitat with limited resources show initially a lag phase, followed by phases of acceleration and deceleration and finally an asymptote, when the population density reaches the carrying capacity. A plot of N in relation to time (t) results in a sigmoid curve.