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# Logistic Growth — AP Biology Definition & Exam Guide

## Definition

Logistic growth refers to the growth pattern where expansion is rapid initially due to abundant resources, but slows down as resources become limited leading to stabilization around carrying capacity.

## Related Study Guides

- [8.3 Population Ecology](/ap-bio/unit-8/population-ecology/study-guide/JiYkhCa7zQ0XPgs6OpbK)

## Review

### Related Terms

- [Exponential Growth](/ap-bio/key-terms/exponential-growth): A pattern of data that increases or decreases at a constant rate per unit time.
- Sigmoid Curve: The S-shaped curve that represents logistic growth in graph form.
- [Limiting Factors](/ap-bio/key-terms/limiting-factors): Environmental conditions that limit the growth, abundance, or distribution of an organism or a population within an ecosystem.