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HonorsAlgebraIIExponentialGrowthSKITTLESPOPULATIONGROWTH

LAB
Name:__________________________________________________________________
______Date:_________________Score:_____/24
AnewinsecthasbeendiscoveredinTexas!Theyarelivelylittlecreaturescalled
Wiggies.Theyreproduceasexually(bythemselves).Reproductionistriggeredwhen
theundersideofaWiggieisexposedtolight.Youhavefoundapopulationofthree
Wiggieslivingoutsidetheschoolinanolddeadtree!Simulatethereproductionof
thesethreeWiggieswiththefollowingexperiment.
Followalldirectionsprecisely.
1. Choosethreeskittlesatrandomfromthecup,andplacethemontheplate.
2. Coverthatplatewithanother,graspfirmly,andshake.Placeonthedeskand
carefullyremovethetopplate.
3. Foreachskittlethatisshowingitss,addanothertotheplatefromthesupplycup.
(If1isshowingitss,add1,if2are,thenadd2).
Thiscompletesthe1stgeneration:
Howmanydidyouadd?Placethatnumberintheappropriatespotinthetable.

Howmanyskittlesaretheretotal?Placethat#inthecorrectplaceinthetable.

1. Repeatstep#2and3untilyoudonothaveenoughskittlestopopulatethenext
generation.

Generation#
#ofaddedWiggies
TotalWiggies

3points:1pointperdatacolumncompletedcorrectly
Lab#1Questions:
***THESEAREESTIMATIONS!Basedonyourdatayouhavecollected,giveyourbest
estimationforthefollowingquestions.
1. (2points:1pointperquestion)Whatwouldyoupredictthetotalpopulationtobe
afterthenextgeneration?Howaboutthegenerationafterthat?
1. (1point)Howmanygenerationsdoyouthinkthatitwouldhavetakentoreacha
populationof1000skittles?
Usethegraphingcalculatortofinishtherestofthelabquestions.
1. (1point)EnterthedatafromthegenerationnumbercolumninL1(STATEDIT).

Thiswillbethelabelforthe_________________________axis.
1. (1point)EnterthedatafromthetotalpopulationcolumninL2(STATEDIT).
Thiswillbethelabelforthe_____________________axis.
1. (5points:1pointforxmin,xmax,andxsclallrecorded,1pointforymin,ymax,and
ysclallrecorded,1pointforxaxislabeled,1pointforyaxislabeled,1point
graphsketch)Usingtheinstructionsgiven,createastatplot(2ndY=)onthe
calculatorofthetwolists.
(Windowbutton)Provideyourwindowbelow.
xmin=

ymin=

xmax=

ymax=

xscl=

yscl=

Thenpressgraphing.Drawasketchofyourwindowtotheright.

1. (1point)Calculateanexponentialregressionequationforyourdata(STAT
CALC).Whatisyourequation?________________________________
2. (3points:1pointperquestion,1pointforexplanation)Accordingtotheequation,
whatwastheinitialpopulation?_______________Accordingtoyourlabdata,
whatwastheinitialpopulation?__________Explainwhythesenumbersmight
notbethesame.
1. (1point)Accordingtotheregressionequation,whatisthegrowthrate(lookat
multiplier)foryourpopulationofskittles?_______________________
1. (2points:1pointforquestion,1pointforexplanation)Basedontheexperiment,
doesthisgrowthrateseemlogical?Explain.

1. (4points:1pointforeachquestionpartinlabquestiona,1pointforlabquestion2
answer,1pointforaccuracy)EntertheregressionequationontheY=screen.
Usingthegraph,reanswerlabquestions1and2.Placethoseanswersbelow.
Howaccuratewereyou?

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