Population B has 8762 elk. Given you ROUNDED answers to the question above, calculate the expected population size of Population B at the end of a year. Express your answer rounding to the nearest whole number.

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Population B has 8762 elk. Given you ROUNDED answers to the question above, calculate the expected population size of Population B at the end of a year. Express your answer rounding to the nearest whole number.

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The prompt presents a numerical question but provides no answer choices to evaluate.
Question restatement: Population B has 8762 elk. Given you rounded answers to the question above, calculate the expected population size of Population B at the end of a year, with the final answer rounded to the nearest whole number.
Key issue: There are no answer options to analyze, so we cannot perform option-by-option reasoning as requested.
What we can analyze safely:
- To compute a population after one year, you typically need a growth model and a growth rate (for example, exponential growth N_t = N_0 * (1 + r)^t, or a logistic model with carrying capacity, etc.).
- Without a specified annual growth rate r (or equivalent information like births, deaths, or a net growth rate) and without a model, the problem is underdetermined. Different r values yield different end-of-year populations.
- If the original task intended a specific growth scenario (e.g., a given percent growth per year) but that rate isn’t included in the excerpt, you would need to locate that rate in the preceding context (the "question above" mentioned), or any accompanying materials that define r.
- When rounding is involved, the general rule is to compute the exact population according to the chosen model, then round to the nearest whole number at the end. If multiple steps produce a decimal, you round only after completing the calculation to maintain accuracy.
Potential approaches a student could take if provided with a rate:
1) If using simple annual growth with rate r: end-of-year population = 8762 * (1 + r). Then round to nearest integer.
2) If using exponential growth with discrete annual steps: end-of-year population = 8762 * (1 + r)^1 = 8762 * (1 + r), which simplifies to the same as approach 1 for t = 1 year.
3) If using a logistic model with carrying capacity K and growth rate r: solve N_1 = N_0 + r N_0 (1 - N_0/K) for one year, then round.
Important takeaway: without the growth rate or model specified, you cannot determine a unique end-of-year population. If you intended a particular rate, please provide that rate or the full context so the calculation can be carried out and the result properly rounded.
If you do have the rate or a prior part of the question that defines it, substitute N_0 = 8762, apply the appropriate formula for t = 1 year, compute the exact value, and then round to the nearest whole number to get the final answer.

BIOLOGY 1114.01 SP2025 (17927) Lecture Quiz 4 (Pop Eco, Comm Eco global warming)

Population B has 8762 elk. Given you ROUNDED answers to the question above, calculate the expected population size of Population B at the end of a year. Express your answer rounding to the nearest whole number.

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Population B has 8762 elk. Given you ROUNDED answers to the question above, calculate the expected population size of Population B at the end of a year. Express your answer rounding to the nearest whole number.

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