The Lotka-Volterra Predation Model Predicts That Predators and Prey, Living

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Multiple Choice

The Lotka-Volterra predation model predicts that predators and prey, living together, will show

• A) oscillations in population size that increase in amplitude through time.
• B) oscillations in population size that remain of constant amplitude through time.
• C) oscillations in population size that decrease in amplitude through time.
• D) oscillations, but only when outside forces such as climatic variation are also present.
• E) steady equilibria in population sizes.

Interpret the effects of sample size on the width of the confidence interval.

Recognize the impact of the standard deviation and standard error on confidence intervals.

Understand the relationship between level of confidence and precision of the confidence interval.

Evaluate the influence of confidence intervals on hypothesis testing.

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