This document is best viewed with Netscape 3.0 or Internet Explorer 3.0 or later. Answer Key 1. Indicate which one of the following is NOT an assumption underlying the use of the logistic equation. Growth of the population shows a sigmoid relationship. All organisms are identical.
Growth is instantaneous.
At the carrying capacity the instantaneous growth rate is zero. The equation predicts the effects of density-independent growth. In a stable population numbers do not change over time. Most organisms are clumped. In a depletion curve all individuals are the same age at time zero.