16. Below, write down the equations for the exponential and logistic growth models. Draw two
graphs of population size below of what we would expect for a population following 1) exponential,
or 2) logistic growth. Explain the differences in these graphs. 17. A friend of yours is trying to grow
some bacteria in her Microbiology class. "The professor told us that rmax is really high for this
species of bacterium, but my culture is growing very slowly," she remarks. If rmax really is large,
and the population is undergoing logistic growth, two possible explanations for the low rate of
population growth are: Note: you do not have to give actual numbers here!l i) The number of
bacteria in her culture is ii) The number of bacteria in her culture is 18. Imagine that you're
studying a population with a five-year time lag: dN/dt today is determined by the size of the
population five years ago. Population size is approaching the carrying capacity. Assuming that
population growth otherwise follows the logistic equation, sketch how population size will change
over time in the future and briefly explain the reasoning behind the pattern seen..
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1. 16. Below, write down the equations for the exponential and logistic growth models. Draw two
graphs of population size below of what we would expect for a population following 1) exponential,
or 2) logistic growth. Explain the differences in these graphs. 17. A friend of yours is trying to grow
some bacteria in her Microbiology class. "The professor told us that rmax is really high for this
species of bacterium, but my culture is growing very slowly," she remarks. If rmax really is large,
and the population is undergoing logistic growth, two possible explanations for the low rate of
population growth are: Note: you do not have to give actual numbers here!l i) The number of
bacteria in her culture is ii) The number of bacteria in her culture is 18. Imagine that you're
studying a population with a five-year time lag: dN/dt today is determined by the size of the
population five years ago. Population size is approaching the carrying capacity. Assuming that
population growth otherwise follows the logistic equation, sketch how population size will change
over time in the future and briefly explain the reasoning behind the pattern seen.
