A population of sixteen lizards live in the tropical archipelago shown here. During one year the following events occur and impact the growth rate of this population. A
monsoon occurs and kills off half of the lizards. Two females each lay a clutch of ten
eggs, each of the females successfully hatches nine eggs. A local biologist arrives at the
island and captures two lizards, removing them from the population for further study in
their laboratory. What would the final population amount be?