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How a predator prey relationship can be a mechanism of population control?
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∙ 7y ago
As the predator population goes up, the prey population goes down, and vice versa.
Arianna Blick
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∙ 11y agoPredators eat prey; they usually hunt down and kill prey that are weak, old, young, sickly or injured. This keeps the prey population down and healthy and at the same time checks their population in such a way that it prevents overpopulation. When prey species are overpopulated, they tend to eat more plants than what plant matter can support.
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The mechanism of population control in which a population is regulated by predation is called?
Predator-prey relationship (:
What is a mechanism of population control in which a population is regulated by predation?
It is called a predator-prey relationship.
What is one of the best known mechanisms of population control is the relationship?
the best known mechanism of population control is the predator-prey relationship
The mechanism of population control in which a population is regulated by predation is called what?
It is called a predator-prey relationship.
What is The Mechanism Of Populations Control In Which A Population Is Regulated By Predation?
It is called a predator-prey relationship.
Describe how predator-prey relationship can be a mechanism of population control?
As the predator population goes up, the prey population goes down, and vice versa.
What does the size of the host population control?
the parasite population
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.
How can a prey control a predator's population?
The prey could easily be poisonous and kill the predator, cutting down population. Or the prey is over populated and the predator has more food causing them to be able to produce more population!
How can prey control a predator's population?
The prey could easily be poisonous and kill the predator, cutting down population. Or the prey is over populated and the predator has more food causing them to be able to produce more population!
Why is a natural predator a better way to control pest population?
In stead of killing the prey our selves a natural predator over population for many years and eventually it evens out.
How do crocodile fit in with environment?
Crocodiles are part of an ecosystem, and can be considered an apex predator. As a predator, they contribute to population control of prey species.
