Use the Figure to Answer the Following Question

question 60

Multiple Choice

Use the figure to answer the following question. Which conclusion below is best supported by the data?

• A) Food is the only factor in controlling hare population size.
• B) Exclusion of lynx is the most important factor in controlling hare population size.
• C) The effect of excluding predators and adding food in the same experiment is greater than the sum of excluding lynx alone plus adding food when considered individually.
• D) Adding abundant food has a smaller effect on hare success than removing all of their predators.

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