In the Lotka-Volterra Predation Model, a Prey (Host) Population in the Absence

question 17

Multiple Choice

In the Lotka-Volterra predation model, a prey (host) population in the absence of predators would

• A) grow exponentially.
• B) grow logistically.
• C) grow exponentially, and then crash when it has outstripped its own food supply.
• D) decline to extinction.
• E) The model makes no assumptions about what happens in the absence of predators.

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