Suppose That Rabbits Are the Only Prey and Food Supply

question 15

Multiple Choice

Suppose that rabbits are the only prey and food supply of foxes, and that the predator‒prey interaction follows Lotka‒Volterra dynamics. The mortality rate of foxes in the absence of rabbits is 0.1 per week, and the intrinsic growth rate of rabbits in the absence of predation is 0.2 per week. The capture efficiency is 0.002, and the efficiency at which rabbit biomass is converted into fox biomass is 0.2.If there are initially 30 foxes and 400 rabbits, the overall rate of change in the rabbit population will be a _______ of _______ per week.

• A) loss; 24
• B) loss; 16
• C) gain; 56
• D) gain; 80

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Definitions:

Right Documentation

Always follows the administration of medications. A verification that all seven rights have been followed and documented in the chart.

Sublingual

Pertaining to administration under the tongue, often used for rapid absorption of medications into the bloodstream.

Medication Order

A directive, usually written by a healthcare provider, that instructs on the dosage, route, and frequency of a medication administered to a patient.

Quantity Sufficient

A term used in prescriptions and recipes to indicate that the amount should be enough to achieve the desired effect or result.