Read the following Assertion and Reason and choose the correct option. Assertion: The intrinsic rate of natural increase is referred to as 'r' is a very important factor chosen for assessing impacts of any biotic or abiotic factor on population growth Reason: When the resources are limited, we can experience exponential growth of population

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When the resources in the habitat are unlimited, each species has the ability to realise fully its innate potential to grow in number, then the population grows in an exponential or geometric fashion. The 'r' in equation is called the 'intrinsic rate of natural increase ' and is a very important parameter chosen for assessing impacts of any biotic or abiotic factor on population growth