A Few Years After a Prey Species Population Increases,the ____

question 77

Multiple Choice

A few years after a prey species population increases,the ____.

• A) predator population will increase
• B) prey population must decrease
• C) predator population will decrease
• D) predator population will exceed carrying capacity
• E) prey population will exceed carrying capacity

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Definitions:

Signal-Detection Experiment

A methodology in psychology that measures the ability to differentiate between information-bearing patterns and random patterns that distract from the information.

False Alarms

Instances in signal detection when a non-target stimulus is incorrectly identified as a target, leading to erroneous responses.

Hits

A term that often refers to the popularity or success of something, such as a website visit, song downloads, or the number of times a piece of information is accessed.

Signal-Detection Experiment

A method to measure the ability to differentiate between information-bearing patterns and random patterns that distract from the information.