What Would Be a Plausible Outcome If Cats Developed a Resistance

question 32

Multiple Choice

What would be a plausible outcome if cats developed a resistance to Toxoplasma?

• A) Cats would no longer display a fear of dogs, because Toxoplasma would be unable to complete its life cycle and infect new cats.
• B) Cats would remain afraid of dogs, because Toxoplasma would be unable to complete its life cycle and infect new cats.
• C) Rats would no longer display a fear of cats, because Toxoplasma would be unable to complete its life cycle and infect new rats.
• D) Rats would remain afraid of cats, because Toxoplasma would be unable to complete its life cycle and infect new rats.
• E) There would be no change in the behavior of infected rats or cats.

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Confidence Interval Method

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Margin Of Error

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