Imagine That a Population of Deer Living on an Island

question 26

Multiple Choice

Imagine that a population of deer living on an island without any predators was threatened with overpopulation, until wolves were imported. After a couple of years, there were fewer deer, but their average running speed and length of their legs had increased. What process accounts for the change?

• A)inheritance of acquired characteristics
• B)changes due to chance alone
• C)genetic impossibility
• D)unfavorable mutations
• E)natural selection

Understand the purpose and application of grouped frequency distribution tables in summarizing data.

Know the best practices in selecting the number of intervals for grouped frequency distribution tables.

Understand why intervals in grouped frequency distribution tables should generally be of equal size.

Recognize the levels of measurement appropriate for the use of grouped frequency distribution tables.

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