Question

Two different organisms were studied in a carrying capacity study. One was a paramecium population that grew in a flask in a laboratory environment that spanned a period of 15 days. The other was a bear population in a forest that spanned a period of one hundred years. Both populations grew exponentially for a short period of time until they both reached an equilibrium and population growth remained stable due to limiting factors. How might their numbers compare when studied?

A) Paramecium- 0 days/ 35 paramecium

5 days/250 paramecium

10 days/ 300 paramecium

15 days/ 40 paramecium


Bear- 0 days/ 2 bears

20 years/ 26 bears

40 years/ 230 bears

60 years/ 250 bears

80 years/ 252 bears

100 years/ 13 bears


B) Paramecium- 0 days/ 50 paramecium

5 days/100 paramecium

10 days/ 500 paramecium

15 days/ 900 paramecium


Bear- 0 days/ 2 bears

20 years/ 26 bears

40 years/ 230 bears

Answer 1

D:Paramecium- 0 days/ 50 paramecium

5 days/400 paramecium

10 days/ 900 paramecium

15 days/ 860 paramecium

Bear- 0 days/ 2 bears

20 years/ 26 bears

40 years/ 230 bears

60 years/ 250 bears

80 years/ 248 bears

100 years/ 252 bears

When this data is graph, it depicts a clear logistical growth curve with a carrying capacity for each organism.