For logistic population growth, the initial growth is slow while the population is trying to get acclimatized to the environment but the growth increases exponentially once it is done acclimatizing. The exponential growth continues until the carrying capacity is reached and then starts to fluctuate around the carrying capacity.<u> The carrying capacity signifies the maximum size of the population that the environment can support based on the resources that it has.</u> Hence, the logistic population growth curve forms a S shape.
In summary, the correct order of events is:
<em>The population increase begins to slow</em>
<em>The population increases exponentially</em>
<em> The population fluctuates near carrying capacity</em>
There is safety in numbers, and with that, they can run together more often without the fear of being attacked, and must push themselves to match others, therefor getting fit
Predators hunt prey. (Obviously). As such, they help control the population of that particular prey-species. If the predator species is removed from the equation, 2 times are changed. Long term & short term. Long term includes lower populations due to lack of resources. Short term includes overpopulation due to lack of threat.
