Observe the equation (a) Which type of growth curve does it represents?

Question

Observe the equation

\(\frac{dN}{dt}\) = rN\(\frac{(K-N)}{K}\)

(a) Which type of growth curve does it represents?

(b) What do the following notations represent:

(a) N 

(b) r 

(c) K

Answer 1

(a) Logistic growth 

(b)(a) N-population of size 

(b) r- intrinsic rate of natural increase 

(c) K-Carrying capacity