Tiny marine organisms reproduce at different rates. Phytoplankton doubles in population twice a day, but foraminifera doubles

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Tiny marine organisms reproduce at different rates. Phytoplankton doubles in population twice a day, but foraminifera doubles every five days. If the two populations are initially the same size and grow exponentially, how long does it take for 

(a) The phytoplankton population to be double the foraminifera population. 

(b) The phytoplankton population to be 1000 times the foraminifera population.

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Applied Calculus

ISBN: 9781119275565

6th Edition

Authors: Deborah Hughes Hallett, Patti Frazer Lock, Andrew M. Gleason, Daniel E. Flath, Sheldon P. Gordon, David O. Lomen, David Lovelock, William G. McCallum, Brad G. Osgood, Andrew Pasquale

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