Question

A population of ground squirrels has an annual per capita birth rate of 0.06 and an annual per capita death rate of 0.02. calculate an estimate of the number of individuals added to (or lost from) a population of 1,000 individuals in one year.
a. 120 individuals added

b. 40 individuals added

c. 20 individuals added

d. 400 individuals added

e. 20 individuals lost

Answer 1

.06 of 1,000 =60 added

.02 of 1,000= 20 lost

Answer is 40 added, letter b

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