The growth rate of a population is calculated from the ___ for that population.

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The growth rate of a population is calculated by subtracting the number of deaths from the number of births. This is known as the "natural increase" and is often expressed as a percentage of the total population. The other options (carrying capacity, birth rate, death rate, and birth rate and carrying capacity) are important factors in understanding population dynamics, but they are not used to calculate growth rate.

The Growth Rate of a Population Is Calculated from the ___