On the Basis of Data Collected During an Experiment, a Biologist

question 155

Multiple Choice

On the basis of data collected during an experiment, a biologist found that the growth of the fruit fly (Drosophila) with a limited food supply could be approximated by the exponential model where t denotes the number of days since the beginning of the experiment. How fast was the population changing on the 20th day?

• A)19 flies/day
• B)17 flies/day
• C)16 flies/day
• D)20 flies/day
• E)18 flies/day

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