The Lotka‒Volterra Predator‒prey Model of Population Growth

question 23

Multiple Choice

The Lotka‒Volterra predator‒prey model of population growth

• A) does not depend on the availability of the predator's resources.
• B) is independent on the prey's resources.
• C) does not change when the predator population declines.
• D) assumes that when predators are absent the prey population grows exponentially.

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