Select the correct answer from each drop-down menu. The table shows the number of prairie dogs living in a park over a period of 8 years. Year012345678 Number of prairie dogs51538681022274498551,762 This data can be modeled with an exponential function. The equation of the curve of best fit is . The correlation coefficient is 0.9986. Complete the sentences to describe the model. Based on the curve of best fit, the number of prairie dogs each year, and the initial number of prairie dogs is . This model be used to make reliable predictions because .