NEETBotanyPlant - Growth and Development
What does 'W1' represent in the exponential growth equation W₁=W₀ e^ r t ?
Options
- AInitial size at the beginning of the period
- BGrowth rate
- CTime of growth
- DFinal size
Correct answer
D. Final size
Step-by-step solution
If we plot the parameter of growth against time, we get a typical sigmoid or S-curve. The exponential growth can be expressed as W₁=W₀ e^ r t W1 = final size (weight, height, number etc.) W0 = initial size at the beginning of the period r = growth rate t = time of growth e = base of natural logarithms