To create a simulation of 20,000 sheep grazing in an isolated valley, a scientist needs to determine the average amount of grass eaten per day by an actual sheep. Which of the following is the best course of action for establishing this parameter?

A. Divide the total amount of grass eaten by all sheep in the valley by 20,000.

B. Determine the average daily grass consumption for 20 randomly selected sheep.

C. Choose a random value to use as the daily amount of grass eaten by one sheep.

D. Measure the amount of grass eaten per day by a single sheep.

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Biology

Sanaa Jones

9 June, 03:16

To create a simulation of 20,000 sheep grazing in an isolated valley, a scientist needs to determine the average amount of grass eaten per day by an actual sheep. Which of the following is the best course of action for establishing this parameter?

A. Divide the total amount of grass eaten by all sheep in the valley by 20,000.

B. Determine the average daily grass consumption for 20 randomly selected sheep.

C. Choose a random value to use as the daily amount of grass eaten by one sheep.

D. Measure the amount of grass eaten per day by a single sheep.

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Mackenzie Hunt · Answer 1

A. Divide the total amount of grass eaten by all sheep in the valley by 20,000.

Simulation is defined as an imitation of a process or situation.

You must get the total amount of grass eaten by all sheep in the valley and divide the total by 20,000 to get the average amount of grass eaten by a sheep.

Once you get the amount per sheep, you can introduce various factors in your simulation to see how it will affect the amount of grass consumed per sheep. Using simulation is easier and more cost effective than doing the experiment in an actual basis.

Desiree Sims · Answer 2

To get the quantity of food eaten by a sheep in a day, the best thing the scientist can do is to get the quantity of food eaten by all the 20,000 sheep in a day and then divide the quantity by 20,000. This will result in the amount of food eaten by each sheep. Thus, the answer is A.