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Two mice of opposite sex mate and 20 days later get 10 kids
Within 12 hours after giving birth, the female can get pregnant again.
It is normal for mice to have 5-6 litters a year, but I suppose theoretically up to 17-18 litters can be produced by a supermum.
The pups get fertile after at most 50 days and can then have their own litters.
In less than a single year two mice can become (If no predators eat them)
Day 001, 2
Day 021, 2+10
Day 041, 2+10+10
Day 061, 2+10+10+10
Day 081, 2+10+10+10+10+50
Day 101, 2+10+10+10+10+10+50+50
Day 121, 2+10+10+10+10+10+10+50+50+50
Day 141, 2+10+10+10+10+10+10+10+50+50+50+50+250
Day 161, 2+10+10+10+10+10+10+10+10+50+50+50+50+50+250+250
Day 181, 2+10+10+10+10+10+10+10+10+10+50+50+50+50+50+50+250+250+250
Day 201, 2+10+10+10+10+10+10+10+10+10+10+50+50+50+50+50+50+50+250+250+250+250+1250
My oh my.... If all survives and have enough food, and in ideal conditions have a litter as often as theoretically possible, 2 mice can become a large inbred family of more than 2.000 individuals only after 200-210 days.
As you can see on the above chart of days, the development is exponentional.
Mice, Rats, Rabbits, Pigs, all have a very steep curve of how many they can become under ideal condition in very short time.
Pigs take longer to get mature, but litters are large and ideal conditions still mean a very large family within short time.
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The best description for the exponential growth of species is if the resources available are unlimited, each species can grow to its full potential. This leads the species to grow in numbers.
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Yes and K is Logistic growth
What is exponential growth?
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What is a growth factor in exponential growth?
implementation of exponential groth
Do all exponential functions show growth over time?
If the exponent has the variable of time in it, then it will be either exponential growth (such as compound interest for example), or exponential decay (such as radioactive materials, or a capacitor discharging). If the time constant (coefficient of the time variable) is positive then it is growth, if the time constant is negative, then it is decay.
what describe the exponential growth of species?
The best description for the exponential growth of species is if the resources available are unlimited, each species can grow to its full potential. This leads the species to grow in numbers.
What is the origin of exponential growth?
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Populations of species that are r-strategists are characterized by exponential growth?
Yes and K is Logistic growth
Can any species undergo exponential growth forever?
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How the availability of resources in the environment is linked to exponential growth of a species?
if resources are unlimited and there are no predators, then the population of a species will grow exponentially
What is exponential growth?
Exponential Growth is when the growth rate of a mathematical function is proportional to the function's current value. Exponential growth is when an animal or whatever object increasing at an increasing rate. For example 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64 etc. This is exponential growth because it is multiple by a consistent number, or two. The key part is that is it multipled not added which would be lineal growth.
What is a growth factor in exponential growth?
implementation of exponential groth
When one species succeeds over another that requires that same limited resource the outcome is?
Exponential growth. :)
Can a species undergo exponential growth forever?
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When does exponential growth of a population stop?
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Can species undergo exponential growth forever?
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Do all exponential functions show growth over time?
If the exponent has the variable of time in it, then it will be either exponential growth (such as compound interest for example), or exponential decay (such as radioactive materials, or a capacitor discharging). If the time constant (coefficient of the time variable) is positive then it is growth, if the time constant is negative, then it is decay.
