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How does a change in the prey population effects the predator population?
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∙ 13y agoit will decrease
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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.
Why is there lag time between the increase in the prey population and the predator population?
Because when a predator feeds on prey, the prey population goes down. When the prey population goes down, then so does the predator population. When the prey population recovers, then the predators soon after prey on the prey, and it repeats.
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
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 the change in prey affect the predators?
Oftentimes, the predator holds the population of a particular prey in check. Without predators, the population of the prey will flourish. If the change of predators you refer to means 'type of predator', the prey will adapt -or vanish.
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!
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
Why are predator-prey relationships important in an ecosystem?
Yes. The predator, of course, needs food, but the prey benefits too because if the predator did not eat the prey, the prey population would grow and grow until food ran and and the prey population would die of starvation.
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.
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.
Why does the peak population of a predator lag behind the peak population of the prey?
The peak population of a predator lags behind the peak population of the prey because the number of predators will not increase until after the food supply increases. This means that the prey must increase first and then the predator population can grow.
Relationship between a predator and prey?
A predator-prey relationship tends to keep the populations of both species in balance. As the prey population increases, so, after a slight lag, the predator population increases as well. As the number of predators increases, more prey are captured.
