Question

Which information would be most useful to construct a model of the populations of a predator species and prey species in an area?

a. the average population size, survival rate, and amount of genetic variation of each species

b. the initial population size, reproduction rate, and survival rate of each species

c. the initial population size, reproduction rate, and amount of genetic variation of each species

d. the average population size, birth rate, and death rate of each species

Answer 1

b. the initial population size, reproduction rate, and survival rate of each species The question asks to consider both predators and prey, meaning rates like reproduction rate and survival rate are very important. These need to start from an initial population size to matter. The other answers do not include the above important aspects.