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Logistic Population Model

Problem 4- Find the value of N where the instantaneous rate of population change is maximized.

For what value of the rate of population growth or decline in the equation,

deltaN=rN(1-N/K),

is the instantaneous rate of change of the population maximized?

Recall that

 

 

 

A.

 

N = 1/(2K)

B.

 

N = K

C.

 

N = K/2

D.

 

N = 1/2
E. N = K/r

This is the final problem in Logistic Population Model.

Please go to the next application: Population Genetics.

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