A population which exceeds its carrying capacity and then collapses is represented graphically as a?

A.

bell shaped curve

B.

skewed curve

C.

s-shaped curve

D.

linear curve

Correct answer is C

S-shaped growth curve(sigmoid growth curve): A pattern of growth in which, in a new environment, the population density of an organism increases slowly initially, in a positive acceleration phase, then increases rapidly, approaching an exponential growth rate but then declines in a negative acceleration phase until at zero growth rate the population stabilizes.