It is quite possible that introducing a new predator to the food chain may set it off balance. The cougar will flourish in southern Alabama based on the circumstances given above because of the high availability of deer. The introduction of the cougar will decrease the deer population overall.
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The best answer to the question 'What are the nonliving components of the environment that shape an ecosystem?' would be letter d. Abiotic factors are those components of the environment that are non-living or does not have life. All the other choices have life.
Protein expression refers to the way in which proteins are synthesized, modified and regulated in living organisms.
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