Populations starting out in closed environments grow slowly at first, when there are relatively few members, then more rapidly a
s the number of reproducing individuals increases and resources are still abundant, then slowly again as the population reaches the carrying capacity of the environment.
a. Use the graphical technique of Example 3 to graph the derivative of the fruit fly population. The graph of the population is reproduced here.
b. During what days does the population seem to be increasing fastest? Slowest?
a. Use the graphical technique of Example 3 to graph the derivative of the fruit fly population. The graph of the population is reproduced here.
b. During what days does the population seem to be increasing fastest? Slowest?
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