Which of the following describes why ecologists can use per capita growth rate to help predict how a population will grow?
1) Because per capita growth rate measures the average number of offspring produced by each individual in a population
2) Because per capita growth rate accounts for both births and deaths in a population
3) Because per capita growth rate is unaffected by factors such as immigration and emigration
4) Because per capita growth rate provides a more accurate measure of population growth than total population size