Which of the following is a true statement about growth rate?

A) The growth rate can be positive and a population can still be the same size year after year.
B) The growth rate has to be zero before a population can be the same size year after year.
C) Replacement reproduction automatically gives a growth rate of zero.
D) A growth rate of zero means the population is dying.
E) The growth rate can be negative and a population can still be the same size year after year.

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Eliana Maria Uribe Escobar · Accepted Answer

Final Answer : B, Explanation :  When the growth rate is zero, it means that the birth rate is equal to the death rate, resulting in no net change to the population size. Therefore, a population can only remain the same size year after year when the growth rate is exactly zero.

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