eating the slow or sick ones first, thus removing them from the gene pool.
When the prey population is above the predator isocline, the predator population tends to increase as they have more food available to hunt and consume. This can lead to a rise in the predator population until it reaches a balance with the prey population.
the predator-prey cycle is the increase and decrease in population size of the predator and its prey
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.
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!
They keep the population of the prey down, which in turn keeps the population of the predator down. This helps them both not become extinct.
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!
The scent made by the prey would trick the predator into thinking that the prey isn't there, so if the prey "isn't there" the predator can't attack it. :)
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.
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.
It is true to say that; If a prey population decreases, the population of its predator probably will decrease as well.
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.
predator kills and eats prey for its survival. When the predator population increases, the prey population decreases because of too many hunters. When the prey population decreases, the predator population decreases because of the lack of food. Then, the prey population increases because there aren't that many predators and the process repeats itself.