Asked by Elijah

To estimate the number of lizards in a certain region, Sean traps 36 lizards and marks them. He releases these lizards and then later catches 200, 16 of which are marked. What is the BEST estimate for the lizard population?
A 400
B 425
C 450
D 475

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Use capture–recapture: proportion marked in sample = proportion marked in population.

16/200 = 36/N → N = 36·200/16 = 450.

Answer: C (450)