A population of Drosophila mauritiana reproduces in synchrony at discrete time periods every generation, and generations occur at two-week intervals. The current population size is 1,000, and its geometric population growth rate is 3.0 per generation. What will the expected size of the population be after six weeks?

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The population grows geometrically with a rate of 3.0 per generation. In six weeks, there are three generations (since each generation is two weeks). The population size after three generations is calculated as: 1,000 * 3^3 = 27,000.

A Population of Drosophila Mauritiana Reproduces in Synchrony at Discrete