Question

A population of 400 squirrels, living in ideal conditions, has a birth rate of 50 squirrels and a death rate of 40 squirrels per generation.

Answer 1

The rmax of the population is 0.025.

The new population size of squirrels is 410.

Answer 2

Increases.

Step-by-step explanation:

There are 10 squirrels increases per generation if the birth rate is 50 squirrels and a death rate is 40 squirrels. There is slow increase occur in the population of squirrel due to more birth rate as compared to death rate. If the birth rate is equal to death rate, no increase occur in the population while on the other hand, decrease occur in the population, if the birth rate is lower than death rate so according to the given data, the population of squirrel increases.