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?

Answer 1

The Biologist is creating a hypothesis that the increase in coyote population may have resulted in the decrease of rabbits.

This can also be described as a cause and effect

Edit: Answer is inference

Answer 2

Answer:

B

Explanation: