A habitat of prairie dogs can support m dogs at most.The habitat's population, p, grows proportionally to the product of the current population and the difference between m and p.Which equation describes this relationship?Choose 1 answer:(A) dtdp=m−pkp(B) dtdp=km(m−p)(C) dtdp=kp(m−p)(D) dtdp=m−pkm
Q. A habitat of prairie dogs can support m dogs at most.The habitat's population, p, grows proportionally to the product of the current population and the difference between m and p.Which equation describes this relationship?Choose 1 answer:(A) dtdp=m−pkp(B) dtdp=km(m−p)(C) dtdp=kp(m−p)(D) dtdp=m−pkm
Population Growth Rate Equation: The growth rate of the population is proportional to the current population p and the difference between the maximum population m and the current population m−p.
Proportional Relationship: The proportional relationship can be expressed as dtdp=k⋅p⋅(m−p), where k is the proportionality constant.
Option (A) Analysis: Looking at the options, we need to find the one that matches our proportional relationship.
Option (B) Analysis: Option (A) (dtdp=m−pkp) doesn't match because it divides kp by (m−p) instead of multiplying.
Option (C) Analysis: Option (B) (dtdp=km(m−p)) doesn't match because it multiplies km by (m−p), which is not the same as k×p×(m−p).
Option (D) Analysis: Option (C) (dtdp=kp(m−p)) matches our proportional relationship exactly.Option (D) (dtdp=m−pkm) doesn't match because it divides km by (m−p) instead of multiplying p by (m−p).
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