Question

A student uses a computer program to determine the effects of increasing pollutants on the animals in a zoo. What is this kind of modeling called?
A. classification

B. compare and contrast

C. observation

D. simulation

Answer 1

This kind of modeling is known as (D) simulation. A computer program is used to simulate an environment, in this case, the zoo. Instead of having to do an actual experiment which harms real animals, a simulation is done to cut costs and avoid using live samples.