select the correct answer.\na population of fruit bats faces a food shortage when the fruit trees they…

select the correct answer.\na population of fruit bats faces a food shortage when the fruit trees they depend on for food begin to die from disease. what type of growth pattern will the bats exhibit?\na. type i survival growth\nb. type ii survival growth\nc. type iii survival growth\nd. exponential growth\ne. logistic growth

select the correct answer.\na population of fruit bats faces a food shortage when the fruit trees they depend on for food begin to die from disease. what type of growth pattern will the bats exhibit?\na. type i survival growth\nb. type ii survival growth\nc. type iii survival growth\nd. exponential growth\ne. logistic growth

Answer

Brief Explanations:

  • Type I, II, and III survival growth are related to survival curves (probability of survival as a function of age), not directly to population growth patterns in response to resource limitations.
  • Exponential growth ($N_t = N_0e^{rt}$, where $N_t$ is the population at time $t$, $N_0$ is the initial population, $r$ is the growth rate) occurs when there are unlimited resources.
  • Logistic growth ($\frac{dN}{dt}=rN(1 - \frac{N}{K})$, where $K$ is the carrying capacity) accounts for environmental limitations (like food shortage). When the fruit - bats face a food shortage (a limiting factor), the environment's carrying capacity ($K$) for the bat population is affected. Logistic growth models population growth in the presence of limiting factors.

Answer:

E. logistic growth