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Quantitative comparisons between the growth of the living system can be made in two ways:

(i) Measurement and the comparison of total growth per unit time is called the ....a.... growth rate.

(ii) The growth of the given system per unit time expressed on a common basis, eg.; per unit initial parameter is called ...b.... growth rate.
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Options:
  • A a-absolute, b-relative
  • B a-relative, b-absolute
  • C a-arithmetic, b-geometric
  • D a-geometric, b-arithmetic
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The correct answer is: a-absolute, b-relative
Quantitative comparisons between the growth of living system can also be made in two ways : (i) measurement and the comparison of total growth per unit time is called the absolute growth rate. (ii) The growth of the given system per unit time expressed on a common basis, e.g., per unit initial parameter is called the relative growth rate.

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