A Study Was Conducted on Horses to Identify Factors That

question 4

Multiple Choice

A study was conducted on horses to identify factors that might contribute to the formation of enteroliths-stones that form in the colon of the horse and eventually lead to blockage and death. The table below summarizes disease status by sex (gelding, mare, and stallion) . How many conditional distributions for gender p (being a mare, given disease status) can be calculated for these data?

• A)1
• B)2
• C)3

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Definitions:

Environment

Refers to the surrounding conditions and factors that affect living organisms, including natural and man-made elements.

Species

Unique type of organism designated by genus name and specific epithet. Of sexual reproducers, often defined as one or more groups of individuals that can potentially interbreed, produce fertile offspring, and do not interbreed with other groups.

Population

A group of organisms of the same species who live in a specific location and breed with one another more often than they breed with members of other populations.

Trophic Category

The classification of organisms based on their feeding position in the ecosystem, ranging from producers to various levels of consumers.