Mike Najem – population growth curves

YEAST POPULATION DATA

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Population

The population grew exponentially due to the abundant amount of food resources, then hit the peak,
ran out of food and fell down again.

Populaiton (thousands)
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Towards the top, the curve is growing flat as it gets closer to the maximum capacity of the ecosystem.

The two different organisms have different population curves due to their different niches, they have
the typical j and s curve.

Human population growth is yet to reach maximum capacity due to the innovation of human beings in
finding and using resources. I don’t believe the population of human beings will reach a peak and begin
to decline any time soon.