A Fictional Animal, the Tribble, Reproduces in Synchrony at Regular $\lambda$

question 15

Multiple Choice

A fictional animal, the tribble, reproduces in synchrony at regular intervals. When the logarithm of a particular tribble population was plotted against time, the result was a straight and increasing line. Which statement about the tribble population is false?

• A) The tribble population is increasing in size geometrically.
• B) The \(\lambda\) of the tribble population is constant and greater than 1.
• C) If the actual population size were plotted against time, the result would be an increasing J-shaped curve.
• D) r = 0.

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