A model is used by ecologists to
A. prove how nature works by demonstrating cause-and-effect relationships.
B. analyze data that have been collected during an experiment.
C. make predictions about how nature works using a set of explicit assumptions.
D. observe how nature works in an experimental setting.
Answer:C
A model is used by ecologists to
A. prove how nature works by demonstrating cause-and-effect relationships. B. analyze data that have been collected during an experiment. C. make predictions about how nature works using a set of explicit assumptions. D. observe how nature works in an experimental setting.