Growth curve (biology) - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Growth_curve_(biology)A growth curve is an empirical model of the evolution of a quantity over time. Growth curves are widely used in biology for quantities such as population size or biomass (in population ecology and demography, for population growth analysis), individual body height or biomass (in physiology, for growth analysis of individuals).
Growth curve | biology | Britannica
www.britannica.com › science › growth-curveThe classic growth curve, as exemplified by a newly established bacterial colony, is divided into four phases, in order of their appearance: (1) lag phase; (2) log (logarithmic), or exponential, phase; (3) stationary phase; and (4) death, or decline, phase. This article was most recently revised and updated by John P. Rafferty.