NEETBiologyPlant Growth and DevelopmentMCQ+4 / −1
Typical growth curve in plants is
- Astair-steps shaped
- Bparabolic
- Csigmoid
- Dlinear.
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Correct answer: C
Geometric growth cannot be sustained for
long in natural condition. Limited nutrient availability
slows down the growth. It leads to a stationary phase
or even a decline. Plotting the growth against time,
gives a typical sigmoid or S-curve. Sigmoid curve of
growth is typical of most organisms in their natural
environment including plants.
An idealised sigmoid growth curve is drawn below:

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