On a College Campus of 10,000 Students, a Single Student

question 35

Multiple Choice

On a college campus of 10,000 students, a single student returned to campus infected by a disease. The spread of the disease through the student body is given by , where y is the total number infected at time t (in days) . How many are infected after 7 days? ​

• A) approximately 32 students
• B) approximately 10 students
• C) approximately 9,905 students
• D) approximately 928 students
• E) approximately 911 students

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Definitions:

Epigenetics

The examination of variations in living beings resulting from changes in gene expression, rather than modifications to the genetic sequence itself.

Identical Twins

Twins that result from a single fertilized egg splitting and developing into two genetically identical individuals.

Fertilization

The process in sexual reproduction where a sperm cell merges with an egg cell, forming a zygote that can develop into a new organism.

Egg Cell

The female gamete or reproductive cell involved in sexual reproduction, which when fertilized by a sperm, develops into a new organism.