What Does the Slope Represent in a Graph That Plots

question 30

Multiple Choice

What does the slope represent in a graph that plots prey population (Npᵣₑᵧ) against the per capita consumption rate of predation?

• A)efficiency of predation (c)
• B)efficiency with which food is converted into predator reproduction (b)
• C)predator population growth rate (r)
• D)the rate of increase in prey availability

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