Use the Following Information and Life Tables to Answer Questions

question 36

Multiple Choice

Use the following information and life tables to answer questions 44 to 46.
Recently, it has been hypothesized that coyotes living in urban environments can control the populations of geese living in public parks. To test this hypothesis, a biologist compares two populations of geese. Coyotes are removed from one park but allowed to remain in another park. Both populations contain 1000 geese when the experiment begins.

-Which is correct about the geese in these populations?
I. When coyotes are removed, goose R₀ > 1.
II. When coyotes are removed, goose R₀ < 1.
III. When coyotes are present, goose R₀ > 1.
IV. When coyotes are present, goose R₀ < 1.

• A) I and III
• B) I and IV
• C) II and III
• D) II and IV

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