Apopulation of cottontail rabbits gives birth to an average of eight kits (baby rabbits) per litter, and it only has one predator.
however, an average of only two kits per litter actually lives to maturity. which of these might explain this low survival rate?

a) there is enough grass to feed up to nine kits per litter.
b) there is enough water in the region to support six kits per litter.
c) a population of birds lives nearby that does not prey on rabbits or eat their food.
d) a population of bobcats depends on these rabbits for food.

How have the changes in china's laws affected its economy?

Prior to 1994, rwanda's ethnic population was composed of a. a tutsi minority and a hutu majority b. a hutu minority and a tutsi majority c. an even number of hutus and tutsis d. a rwandan majority with hutu and tutsi minorities select the best answer from the choices provided. a b c d

Asociologist wants to study a culture that occurs in some women’s prisons: “state families,” in which individual prisoners take on certain roles within a group of like-minded prisoners. there is previous evidence that younger prisoners will use older inmates who play the roles of grandparents as a resource before they will turn to staff for and advice. the lieutenant in charge of a dorm of long-term prisoners offers to gather volunteers to speak to the researcher and also offers to vouch for the integrity of the researcher. the use of this staff is: a valid use of a statistical technique referred to “snowball sampling” wherein the inclusion of the first subject leads to the recruitment of another one subject.a useful tactic in obtaining a sample of prisoners who both meet the criteria and who will be honest with the researcher.wrong and is prohibited; subject selection needs to be free from intervention by prison authorities or prisoners.acceptable only when the researcher’s irb grants a special waiver.