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What is meant by 'predator prey cycle'?
the predator-prey cycle is the increase and decrease in population size of the predator and its prey
True or false if a prey population decreases the population of its predator probably will decrease as well-?
It is true to say that; If a prey population decreases, the population of its predator probably will decrease as well.
An increase in predator population will directly result in?
A decrease in the prey population
An increase in a predator will directly result in?
A decrease in the prey population
What happens when the cycling of matter in ecosystems is disrupted?
The predator eats the prey in the food chain. As the population is stable, the food chain won't wreck. There's an interdependence between the prey and the predator in the food chain. The prey should be there to feed some food to their predator, and the predator also needs to be there to control their prey population from exploding. Changes in animal population can wreck the food chain. If the prey population decreases, the predator population would also decrease as there'll be less food for them to eat. If the predator population decreases, the prey population would increase because less predators means less preys gets hunted down, so there'll be more preys. If the prey population increases, then the predator population would also increase because there'll be more food for them to eat and there should be more predators to take more control patrol of their prey population. If the predator population increases, then the prey population would decrease because more predators means more preys gets hunted down, so there'll be less preys. Animal Population Change Formula: Prey Decrease→Predator Decrease Predator Decrease→Prey Increase Prey Increase→Predator Increase Predator Increase→Prey Decrease
An increase in a predator population will directly result in .?
A decrease in the prey population
True or false If a prey population decreases the population of its predator probably will decrease as well?
True. A decrease in prey population can lead to a decrease in the predator population due to reduced food availability. The predator population relies on the prey as a food source, so a decline in prey numbers can impact the predator population size.
What happens to the predator population when the prey populations decreases?
The predator population may also decrease due to a decrease in available food source, leading to increased competition among predators. This could result in some predators migrating to find new prey or population decline due to lack of resources. Ultimately, the predator population may be negatively impacted by a decrease in the prey population.
Describe how predator-prey relationship can be a mechanism of population control?
Predator-prey relationships can regulate population sizes by keeping prey populations from growing unchecked. Predators hunt and feed on prey, reducing their numbers. As prey populations decrease, predator numbers may also decline due to reduced food availability, which in turn can allow prey populations to recover. This cycle helps maintain a balance between predator and prey populations.
What is meant by 'predator-prey cycle'?
When the predator eats its prey, the prey population will go down because they're being eaten. Now there's is not enough prey because it has been eaten, there's nothing for the predator to eat. So, some die from startvation. Then the prey population increases because they are not being eaten, since the predators died of starvation. - Alexis (future vet!)
How does a change in the prey population effect the predator population?
A change in the prey population effects the predator population because if there are alot of preys, then the predators would eat the preys and the population of predators would increase. But on the other hand, if there are not enough preys, the predators would starve and die which would decrease the population of predators.
How do a predator and its prey control each other’s population?
Well, If there is no predator, then the prey's population will be too high and it will eat all of the food it has. Also if there is no prey, then there will be no predator.
