A population grows in discrete timeaccording to the logistic growthequation. At time t, the population is50 individuals. If k is 100 and r is 1.5,what is the population size after 50generations? (please round to thenearest whole number)О а.96b.O c.100O d. 88е.120f.50

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A population grows in discrete time
according to the logistic growth
equation. At time t, the population is
50 individuals. If k is 100 and r is 1.5,
what is the population size after 50
generations? (please round to the
nearest whole number)
О а.
96
b.
O c.
100
O d. 88
е.
120
f.
50

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As a population's size approaches a maximum imposed by limited resources in the environment, known as the carrying capacity, the population's per capita growth rate decreases ( K).

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