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How does the presence of predators help keep an ecosystem stable?
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∙ 11y ago
The predators keep prey populations balanced.
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It prevents populations from getting too high.
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∙ 13y agoIt prevents populations from getting too high.
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∙ 9y agoAn ecosystem with a variety of predators is more stable than an ecosystem with only one predator. This is because if the one predator dies then there is an unbalance in the tiers below the predator.
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∙ 11y agoWell predators keep the population of like deer from eating all the plants
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How does the presence of predators help keep the ecosystem stable?
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