question: When resources are limited, populations exhibit what type of growth?
distractor3: lasting growth
distractor1: efficient growth
distractor2: component growth
correct_answer: logistic growth
support: Figure 45.9 When resources are unlimited, populations exhibit exponential growth, resulting in a J-shaped curve. When resources are limited, populations exhibit logistic growth. In logistic growth, population expansion decreases as resources become scarce, and it levels off when the carrying capacity of the environment is reached, resulting in an S-shaped curve.