This document discusses growth patterns of different organisms and includes examples of growth curves for an annual plant, perennial plant, insect, and a graph showing height measurements over time for an unspecified organism. Readers are asked to identify the type of organism for the given growth graph and list differences between plant and animal growth.

1. Growth Patterns
Different organisms have different growth patterns. For each type of organism
sketch the shape of the growth curve and write an explanation of the shape.
General Sigmoid Growth Curve
Annual Plant
Perennial Plant
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2. Human
Insect
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Draw a graph of the following growth
measurements.
What type of organism is this?
Time
(Years)
Height
(m)
Time
(Years)
Height
(m)
0 0 5.5 10.8
0.5 0.6 6 11.3
1 0.7 6.5 14
1.5 1.8 7 14.3
2 2 7.5 16.5
2.5 3 8 17
3 3.1 8.5 19.4
3.5 5.2 9 19.9
4 5.4 9.5 23
4.5 8 10 23.8
5 8.3
Comparison of plant & animal growth
List the differences between plant
growth and animal growth:
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