Multiple Choice
Which of the following would be appropriately modeled by a Poisson distribution?
A) The number of males born in the next seven randomly selected births
B) The number of lesions on a fish exposed to toxic waste
C) The weights of babies born to mothers who regularly smoked during pregnancy
D) The cholesterol levels of adult males before enrolling in a medical drug trial
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