Six tree finches began nesting on an island in 1993. Biologistsmonitored the numbers of this population for nine years, as shownin the included table.

YEAR FINCH POPULATION

1993 18
1994 35
1995 58
1996
170

1997
280

1998
477

1999
359

2000
296

2001
283

1) Graph the changed in the population over the nine-year period.Completely label your graph.
2) What type of population growth is demonstrated by this data?
3) Estimate the carrying capacity of the island. Label this on yourgraph.
4) If the rmax is 0.50, calculate the population growthrated for each of the population sizes up to and including1998.
5) Describe the relationship between population size and growthrate.