Suppose a Survey of Predator-Prey Relationships Where the Predators Were

question 34

Multiple Choice

Suppose a survey of predator-prey relationships where the predators were large mammals shows that the fastest predators are usually found in regions where the fastest prey are also found.The most likely explanation for such a finding would be

• A) resource partitioning.
• B) the existence of evolutionary arms races.
• C) that the predator-prey relationship has evolved into a mutualism.
• D) that the predator-prey relationship has evolved into an amensalism.
• E) the Muir principle.

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