Question

A certain population of beavers builds dams across a stream to catch fish. Some years the stream carries more water than other years. The data below was collected by scientists studying the stream over a sixteen year period.

Years Average Stream Depth
(meters) Average Number of
Beaver Dams Average Number of
Beavers
2000-2003 1.20 6 17
2004-2007 0.92 4 12
2008-2011 1.45 7 21
2012-2015 0.78 2 9

If the average depth of the stream for the next 4 years is 1.60 meters, which of the following is most likely to occur?

Answer 1

The population will grow

Answer 2

The size of the population will grow

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