An Increase in Predator Numbers Is Usually Followed by a Subsequent

question 64

Multiple Choice

An increase in predator numbers is usually followed by a subsequent

• A) decrease in predator numbers.
• B) decrease in prey numbers.
• C) increase in prey numbers.
• D) extinction of prey.
• E) extinction of predators.

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Competitive Market

A market structure characterized by a large number of buyers and sellers, free entry and exit, and a homogeneous product, ensuring no single entity can dictate the market price.

Monopolists

Firms or individuals that are the sole providers of a particular good or service, giving them significant market power.

Price Takers

Participants in a market who accept the prevailing market price because they do not have enough power to influence it.

Market

A place or platform where buyers and sellers come together to trade goods, services, or financial instruments.