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Which of the following is not an example of exponential growth?

A. rabbit populations after being introduced to Australia
B. reindeer of the Pribilof Islands after eating most of the lichens
C. a bank account that earns interest
D .mold appearing on bread overnight

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B

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Answer:

B. reindeer of the Pribilof Islands after eating most of the lichens

Step-by-step explanation:

Exponential growth refers to the specific way that a quantity may increase over time. It occurs when the instantaneous rate of change of a quantity with respect to time is proportional to the quantity itself.

From the above options:

B. reindeer of the Pribilof Islands after eating most of the lichens is the correct answer because if we ake a look at the other options;

a rabbit populations after being introduced to Australia may have undergone some behavioral modifications that makes it to change drastically over the course of time.

a bank account that earns interest increases with time.

mold appearing on bread overnight is as a result of bacteria formation and it also increase with time.

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