Exponential Growth Curve Lag Phase-First portion of the curve-slow population growth EXponential Growth Phase -More organisms reproducing causing accelerated growth continues as long as birth rate exceeds death rate Stable Equilibrium Phase- Death rate and birth rate equilibrate -population stops growingExponential Growth Curve • Lag Phase - First portion of the curve - slow population growth. • Exponential Growth Phase - More organisms reproducing causing accelerated growth - continues as long as birth rate exceeds death rate. • Stable Equilibrium Phase - Death rate and birth rate equilibrate - population stops growing