2. Suppose that the carrying capacity for Arctic hares in a particular ecosystem is estimated to be 1000. Biologists survey the population and find that population numbers are currently 450.

r _max = birth rate - death rate

logistic growth rate = r _max  N ( K - N )/ K
a. If the annual birth rate of the population is 15 per capita, and the annual death rate is 8 per capita, what is the overall growth rate of this population? Round your result to the nearest whole number. (3 points)