In Nature, can a population of organisms grow exponentially indefinitely? Briefl

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In Nature, can a population of organisms grow exponentially indefinitely? Briefly explain your answer. (1 points) 1) Briefly state at least two principals of Darwin's theory of natural selection (2 points). Please read your lab notebook to answer this question. 2) Calculate the biotic potential of the coyote population by determining the number of coyotes that could come from unlimited breeding and no limiting factors. Assume that you start with 5 pairs of coyotes. By the beginning of 2005, they mature into 5 breeding pairs. That every year and each year after, all females have a litter of 4, and half of the pups are female. Coyotes are sexually mature by the time they are one year old. 3) a. Complete the table to determine the number of coyotes. (2 pt.) Sexually mature New pups born coyotes (previous total) Total number of coyotes Year 2004 2005 2006 2007 b. Graph your results below. Be sure to use all important parts of a graph. (3 pts.)

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1) A population may grow at an exponential rate but not indefinitely. Exponential growth is observed only when the number of individuals is far too less and the nutrients and other essential environmental factors are available in abundance. But over time these factors begin to exhaust with the increase in the population size and this is when the exponential growth of the population eases to increase.

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