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Elenna [48]
3 years ago
6

What happens to predator populations when prey populations are scarce? Why?

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1 answer:
GenaCL600 [577]3 years ago
5 0
When prey is abundant, predator populations increase because more young are able to survive. More predators kill more prey, which, along with food scarcity, decreases the population. When prey becomes more scarce, the predator population declines until prey is again more abundant. Therefore, the two balance each other.
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