Alpine Ibex Are a Type of Wild Goat That Lives

question 23

Multiple Choice

Alpine ibex are a type of wild goat that lives high in the mountains. During winters with heavy snow, Alpine ibex have high mortality rates regardless of the population size. This is an example of

• A) geometric growth.
• B) positive density-dependent population regulation.
• C) negative density-dependent population regulation.
• D) density-independent population regulation.

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Definitions:

Bimodal Distribution

A probability distribution with two different modes or peaks, representing two prevalent outcomes or characteristics in a dataset.

Variance

A measure of dispersion that indicates the average squared deviation of each number in a set from the mean of the set.

Population

The entire pool from which a statistical sample is drawn and about which inferences are made.

Sample

A subset of a population used in statistical analysis to approximate the characteristics of the entire population.