Question

Define absolute and relative growth rates?

Answer 1

Absolute and Relative growth rates:

1. Absolute growth rate is total growth per unit time. In the given representation, the absolute growth rate for both leaves is 5 square centimeters per given time.
2. Relative growth is the rate of growth with respect to the initial size. Here, the relative growth rate for leaf A is higher as its surface area increased by 100% while the surface area of leaf B increased by only 10%.