1. Suppose that sample of beef broth initially contains 16 bacterial cells. After 4.0 h, there are 1.6 x 106 bacterial cells in the sample. Calculate the growth rate of the bacterial population for the given time interval.
Record the answer in scientific notation: x X 10n, rounded to one decimal place.
2. The Alberta greater sage grouse population was about 4375 in 1970. By 2002, the population was estimated to be only about 350 birds. Calculate the growth rate for the population from 1970 to 2002.
Enter the answer to the nearest integer.
3. umerical Response:
Lemna minor, a species of duckweed, can reproduce to form new plants very quickly. Suppose that a small backyard pond contains 25 Lemna minor plants, and the expected growth rate of the population is 1.0 x 102 plants per day. Predict how many Lemna minor plants the pond will contain after 31 days.
4. ok. According to population surveys of piping plover, 34 of these birds on Dowling Lake, Alberta, in 1992. The next year, the population of piping plover on Dowling Lake was 39. Calculate the per capita growth rate for the piping plover population during the entire survey period.
5. Complete question 5 on page 711 in the textbook. Between 1996 and 2001, Cochrane, Alberta, was the fastest growing municipality in Canada with a per capita growth rate of 0.589. About 7424 people lived in Cochrane in 1996. How many people lived there in 2001?