Question

A biologist counts the number of rabbits in a population each year and observes a decrease in population. Since the coyote population has exploded, the biologist concludes that the coyote population has had a negative interaction with the rabbit population. Which describes the biologist’s actions?

A.) experimentation
B.) inference
C.) observation
D.) interacting

Answer 1

A biologist counts the number of rabbits in a population each year and observes a decrease in population. Since the coyote population has exploded, the biologist concludes that the coyote population had a negative interaction with the rabbit population. The best description of the biologist's action is inference. The answer would be letter B.

Answer 2

The correct answer is option B.) Inference.

The inference is the conclusion based on the observation with the evidences. In this case, the biologist observes the decrease in the count of the rabbits over time. He also observes that the decrease in the count of the rabbits has occurred after the introduction of the coyote population. He also observes that the coyote population is increased. He concludes that rabbit and the coyote population are in negative interaction, as the increase in the number of the coyote result in a decrease in the rabbit population.