Productivity and Yield of Cultivated Crops Are Often Reduced by Insect

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Essay

Productivity and yield of cultivated crops are often reduced by insect pests. The following graph shows the relationship between the yield of a certain crop, , as a function of the density of aphids x. (Aphids are small insects that suck plant juices.) Here, is measured in kilograms/ 4,000 square meters, and x is measured in hundreds of aphids/bean stem. By computing the slopes of the respective tangent lines, estimate the rate of change of the crop yield with respect to the density of aphids when that density is 200 aphids/bean stem and when it is 800 aphids/bean stem.

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Definitions:

Prone

Having a tendency or inclination towards something, often in a way that makes someone or something vulnerable.

Prone to Extinction

Describes species that are at a high risk of disappearing from the wild or becoming extinct due to various factors such as habitat loss or climate change.

Characteristics

Attributes, traits, or features that define or identify something or someone.

Species

A congregation of living entities featuring similar individuals able to swap genetic information or engage in reproduction together.