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(2) Populations with acomplex age structure often contain both pre- andpostrepro

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Question

(2) Populations with acomplex age structure often contain both pre- andpostreproductive
individuals. If such a population were modeled using the basic
exponential growth models presented in class, and included all agecategories, the
model would
A. Overestimate the actual population size
B. Underestimate the actual population size
C. Accurately predict population size
D. Exhibit chaos
E. None of the above
Why:___________________________________________________________________
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________________________________________________________________________ Rollback (2) Populations with acomplex age structure often contain both pre- andpostreproductive
individuals. If such a population were modeled using the basic
exponential growth models presented in class, and included all agecategories, the
model would
A. Overestimate the actual population size
B. Underestimate the actual population size
C. Accurately predict population size
D. Exhibit chaos
E. None of the above
Why:___________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________ Rollback

Explanation / Answer

It would be D. because it is not consistent enough according the data of exponential growth and also, it doesn't tell what its capacity is.