Growth of population can be conveniently represented by (A) An arithmetical curve (B) A semi-logarithmic curve (C) A logistic curve (D) A straight line curve

Growth of population can be conveniently represented by
(A) An arithmetical curve
(B) A semi-logarithmic curve
(C) A logistic curve
(D) A straight line curve
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(C) A logistic curve
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