A newly mated queen ant establishes an ant nest in an unoccupied patch of suitable habitat.The population of the nest grows quickly at first,then levels off at carrying capacity.Which of the following types of equation will best describe its population growth?

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The scenario described involves a carrying capacity, which is a characteristic of logistic growth. Linear growth would continue to increase without leveling off, exponential growth would not reach a carrying capacity and logarithmic growth would decrease over time.

A Newly Mated Queen Ant Establishes an Ant Nest in an Unoccupied