Initially, a population is 500, and it grows by 2% each year. Explain why the population is an exponential function of time.

Find a formula for the population at any time. (Let t represent time in years and P represent the population size.)

Determine the population size after 5 years. (Round your answer to the nearest whole number.)

The hershey and chase experiments involved the preparation of two different types of radioactively labeled phage. which of the following best explains why two preparations were required? a. the bacteriophage used in the experiments was a t2 phage. b. it was necessary that each of the two phage components, dna and protein, be identifiable upon recovery at the end of the experiment. c. each scientist had his own method for labeling phage, so each conducted the same experiment using a different isotope. d. establishing the identity of the genetic material required observation of two phage generations.