Multiple Choice
Population ecologists distinguish between two types of population, open and closed. In a closed population with density-independent birth and death rates there will be
A) an exponential increase in size.
B) a linear increase in size.
C) a decrease in size.
D) remain the same size.
E) All of the answers are possible.
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