
5. In a mark-recapture study of a lake trout population, 40
fish were captured, marked, and relased. in a second capture, 45 fish were captured;
9 of these were marked. What is the estimated number of individuals in the lake
trout population?
a. 90
b. 200
c. 360
d. 800
e. 1800
The best answer is b, 200 individual
fish.
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