The instantaneous per capita rate of growth (r)of a growing population is greater than zero.

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The instantaneous per capita rate of growth (r) is the rate at which an individual in the population is reproducing and contributing to the total population. If the population is growing, then the number of offspring produced by individuals is greater than the number of deaths, which means that the per capita rate of growth (r) is greater than zero. Therefore, the statement is true.

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