Thanks to a new conservation program, a population with only 200 individuals at the beginning of the year is growing exponentially. The population has a per capita birth rate of 0.5 per year and a death rate of 0.2 per year. What is the growth rate during the year? What will the population be at the end of the year?

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The growth rate is calculated as the difference between the birth rate and the death rate multiplied by the population size. Here, it's (0.5 - 0.2) * 200 = 0.3 * 200 = 60 per year. Adding this growth to the initial population gives 200 + 60 = 260.

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