We would expect populations to grow close to or at their intrinsic rate of growth when
A) they are near their environmental carrying capacity.
B) their numbers are low.
C) they have depleted their food supply.
D) density-dependent factors are reducing birth rates.
E) Both a and c

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Populations tend to grow close to their intrinsic rate of growth when their numbers are low because there is less competition for resources, and they are not limited by density-dependent factors.

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