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What would happen to the small fish population when there are less big predator fish?
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∙ 13y ago
The population would explode, becoming overabundant. Eventually, all the food would become exhausted and the fish would starve.
That's why it's important to have a balanced amount of predators and prey.
Of course, there should always be less predators than prey. The problem arises when there are less big predator fish than there should be.
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It would Increase or stay the same becuz More Food for Prey = More prey Nd More Prey = More food For Predator Get it I Tryd to Make This Easy For You To Understand and IM SUrprised I Pay attenstion in Biology :D
How does a change in the prey population effect the predator population?
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