A fruit fly population is kept in bottles in the lab and fed with yeast.Initially, the yeast is growing more quickly than the fruit fly population, but as the fruit fly population grows, it begins to deplete the yeast population.When this occurs, the fruit fly population will begin to exhibit what type of growth?
A) Exponential
B) Logistic
C) Maximum
D) Minimum
E) No growth

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The fruit fly population will exhibit logistic growth, as it will reach a point where it levels off due to the limited resources available (in this case, the yeast population). Logistic growth incorporates a carrying capacity, or maximum population size that can be sustained by the available resources.

A Fruit Fly Population Is Kept in Bottles in the Lab