An Ecologist Hypothesizes That Predation by a Particular Owl Species

question 10

Multiple Choice

An ecologist hypothesizes that predation by a particular owl species is the major factor controlling the population of a particular rabbit species.The first step in testing this hypothesis would be to determine

• A)whether the owls eat the rabbits.
• B)what food the rabbits eat.
• C)whether populations of the rabbit that live outside the range of the owl have higher population densities.
• D)to which diseases the rabbit population is subject.

Understand the characteristics and conditions under which a hypergeometric probability distribution is used.

Calculate probabilities using the hypergeometric formula.

Apply the concept of sampling with or without replacement in probability calculations.

Contrast the hypergeometric, binomial, and Poisson distributions.

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