An Increase in the Predator Population That Consumes Herbivorous Animals

question 55

Multiple Choice

An increase in the predator population that consumes herbivorous animals will cause

• A) a decrease in food plant populations.
• B) some food plant populations to explode out of control.
• C) a general increase in food plant populations.
• D) a loss of species diversity.
• E) an increase in species diversity.

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