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Population growth curve is sigmoid if the growth pattern is

A

Accretionary

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Exponential

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Logistic

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Geometric

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Solution

The correct option is C
Logistic

The sigmoid growth curve is also called a logistic curve because it undergoes several phases in which there is a zero growth phase. The population adapts to a particular condition and there is exponential growth so that the curve rises steeply upward.

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