In a population, unrestricted reproductive capacity is called:

1. Biotic potential

2. Fertility

3. Carrying capacity

4. Birth rate

Choose the correct sequence of stages of the growth curve for Bacteria:

1. Leg, Log, stationary, Decline phase

2. Leg, Log, Stationary phase

3. Stationary, Leg, Log, Decline phase

4. Decline, Leg, Log phase

The semilog of per minute growing bacteria is plotted against time. What will the shape of the graph be:

1. Sigmoid

2. Hyperbolic

3. Ascending straight line

4. Descending straight line

Two opposite forces operate in the growth and development of every population. One of them relates to the ability to reproduce at a given rate. The force opposing it is called: