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Cambridge IGCSE Biology

19.4Populations

Populations in Cambridge IGCSE Biology: what the syllabus expects you to know, the learning objectives and how to practise.
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Learning objectives

What the syllabus expects you to be able to do.

  1. 19.4.1Describe a population, a community and an ecosystem.
  2. 19.4.2State the factors that affect the rate of population growth, identify the phases of a sigmoid growth curve and interpret graphs of population growth.
  3. 19.4.3Supplement: explain the factors that lead to each phase of the sigmoid growth curve, including limiting factors.

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  • Populations, communities and ecosystems

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Populations: sample question

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True or false: in the stationary phase of a sigmoid growth curve, the birth rate is equal to the death rate.

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