Determine Whether the Growth (Or Decay)is Linear or Exponential, and Answer

question 9

Multiple Choice

Determine whether the growth (or decay) is linear or exponential, and answer the associated question.
-The price of a gallon of gasoline is increasing by 1¢ per week. If the price is $3.08 per gallon today, what will it be in ten weeks?

• A)Exponential; $3.40
• B)Linear; $3.18
• C)Linear; $3.17
• D)Exponential; $3.11

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Definitions:

Carrying Capacity

The maximum population size of the species that the environment can sustain indefinitely, given the food, habitat, water, and other necessities available in the environment.

Biotic Potential

the maximum reproductive capacity of an organism or population if resources are unlimited in an ideal environmental condition.

Population Size

The total number of individuals within a specific species or group living in a particular geographical area.

Births

The act or process of giving birth; the emergence of a new individual from its mother's womb.