Question

(c) Based on the data in Figure 1, describe whether or how the size of the leopard population appears to have been affected by the lion population over the period for which data were analyzed. The scientists also estimated the consumed biomass of the prey animals of the leopards and lions. They estimated that the lions annually ate a total of approximately 175,000 kg of prey animals. This included approximately 110,000 kg of very large animals. Calculate, to the nearest whole number, the percent of the total biomass eaten by the lions that is composed of very large animals.

Answer 1

Answer: 62.9%

Explanation:

Figure one is not available so I cannot answer the first part of the question.

The second part however, has the relevant information required.

The percentage of large animals eaten by lions from the total amount of biomass eaten by lions is:

= Weight of large animals / Total weight of animals eaten by lions * 100%

= 110,000 / 175,000 * 100%

= 62.9%