Question 6

(Multiple Choice)

A population of Drosophila mauritiana reproduces in synchrony at discrete time periods every generation, and generations occur at two-week intervals. The current population size is 1,000, and its geometric population growth rate is 3.0 per generation. What will the expected size of the population be after six weeks?


A) 3,000
B) 9,000
C) 27,000
D) 81,000

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