Which statement best describes the recovery of the Mexican wolf population?   A. It is experiencing logistic growth because the rate of population growth increases without slowing.   B. It is experiencing logistic growth because the rate of population growth increases but slows with time.   C. It is experiencing exponential growth because the rate of population growth increases without slowing.   D. It is experiencing exponential growth

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Which statement best describes the recovery of the Mexican wolf population?

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    A.

    It is experiencing logistic growth because the rate of population growth increases without slowing.

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    B.

    It is experiencing logistic growth because the rate of population growth increases but slows with time.

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    C.

    It is experiencing exponential growth because the rate of population growth increases without slowing.

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    D.

    It is experiencing exponential growth because the rate of population growth increases but slows with time.

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