​A Population Ecologist Wants to Estimate the Size of a Robin

question 79

Multiple Choice

​A population ecologist wants to estimate the size of a robin population. In an apple orchard, she captures 10 robins, marks them, and then releases them. She returns several weeks later and captures another 10 robins, of which 2 are robins she previously marked. The estimated population size of robins is ____.

• A) ​50
• B) ​15
• C) ​10
• D) ​200
• E) ​20

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