Definition

• Exponential population growth is when the birth rate is constant over a period of time and isn't limited by food or disease.
  
  

Significance

• If this growth were to occur for too long, the species would eventually begin to die off as food and other resources became too scarce to support their numbers.
  
  

Effects

• A species growing exponentially would also affect other species directly due to competition for food and other resources.
  
  

Considerations

• If humans continue to reproduce at the current rate, Earth's capacity for the species could be reached, or possibly exceeded.
  
  

Reasons for Exponential Growth

• Exponential growth can be affected by modern medicine, quality and quantity of food and the overall standard of living for a species.