Use the Following Figure to Answer the Question

question 63

Multiple Choice

Use the following figure to answer the question.

Five new individuals were added to a small population of bighorn sheep in 1986, and ten more were added between 1990 and 1994. According to the figure, what occurred in this population after these additions?

• A) The population increased exponentially.
• B) The population increased in overall numbers.
• C) The population growth rate increased.
• D) The population continued to decline.

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