Algebra II.3.B.7 - Bacteria and Exponential Growth – Exit Ticket
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Loggerhead turtles reproduce every 2 to 4 years, laying approximately 120 eggs
in a clutch. Using this information, we can derive an approximate equation to
model the turtle population. As is often the case in biological studies, we will
count only the female turtles. If we start with a population of one female
turtle in a protected area and assume that all turtles survive, we can roughly
approximate the population of female turtles by T(t) = 5(t). Use the methods of
the Example to find the number of years, Y, it will take for this model to
predict that there will be 300 female turtles. Give your answer to two decimal
places.
Loggerhead turtles reproduce every 2 to 4 years, laying approximately 120 eggs
in a clutch. Using this information, we can derive an approximate equation to
model the turtle population. As is often the case in biological studies, we will
count only the female turtles. If we start with a population of one female
turtle in a protected area and assume that all turtles survive, we can roughly
approximate the population of female turtles by T(t) = 5(t). Use the methods of
the Example to find the number of years, Y, it will take for this model to
predict that there will be 300 female turtles. Give your answer to two decimal
places.