Assume that each individual in a population realizes its rep

Assume that each individual in a population realizes its reproductive potential every generation by producing, on average, 10 offspring that survive to adulthood. If the population is 100 individuals at generation = 1, how many individuals will exist at generation T = 10?

A. About 1 million

B. About 100 million

C. About 1 billion

D. About 100 billion

E. More than 100 billion

Solution

E. more than 100 billion

one individual give rise to 10 individuals.

if 100 individuals are present then it is 100¹⁰

it can be calculated by binomial expansion