Multiple Choice
Suppose a population has the characteristics listed below.
(a) A total of 60% of the population survives its first year. Of that 60%, 50% survives the second year. The maximum life span is 3 years.
(b) The average number of offspring for each member of the population is 4 the first year, 5 the second year, and 4 the third year.The population now consists of 150 members in each of the three age class. How many members will be in each age class after one year? After two years? Let , and
be vectors whose components are the number members in each age class after one year and after two years respectively.
A) and
B) and
C) and
D) and
E) and
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