Exponential Population Growth
Equation - Implications
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D
N /
D
t = (r)(N
o
)
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What can be experimentally
changed here and how does our
close-to-home example apply?
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Only r can change
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r in humans has been continually
increasing with technology
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When r = 0, the population growth
has stopped
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What is this timepoint called?
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