Rabbits were introduced to Australia in the eighteenth century. There were no other rabbits in Australia, and there were no natural predators for the rabbits. It is likely that their population experienced ____.
A) per capita birth rate
B) logistic growth
C) exponential growth
D) sudden death
E) density independence

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Given the lack of natural predators and the absence of other competing rabbits, the rabbit population in Australia would likely experience exponential growth. This is because their growth rate would not be limited by resources or predation, allowing the population to increase rapidly.

Rabbits Were Introduced to Australia in the Eighteenth Century