Predator/prey Relationships Are an Example of

question 50

Multiple Choice

Predator/prey relationships are an example of

• A) positive feedback, because more predation leads to higher prey populations as they increase reproduction to insure survival.
• B) positive feedback, as more prey discourages further predation allowing prey populations to flourish.
• C) negative feedback, because prey populations tend to achieve a balance with the number of predators.
• D) negative feedback, because more wolves equal fewer elk and people tend to like elks more than wolves.

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Definitions:

Contrapositive

In logic, it involves reversing and negating both the hypothesis and conclusion of a conditional statement.

Disjunctive Proposition

A statement that presents two or more alternatives, where the truth of at least one alternative means the proposition is true.

False

not true or correct; an assertion that contradicts fact or reality.

Disjunctive Syllogism

A form of logical argument where the conclusion is inferred from the truth of one proposition leading to the falsity of another.