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(a) What is 'r' in the population equation given below : dN/dt = rN
(b) How does the increase and the decrease in the value of 'r' affect the population size.

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(a) In the equation "r" represents intrinsic rate of natural increase of a population.
(b) Rate of change of population size `((dN)/(dt))` is directly proportional to "r".
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