Figure 53-3 According to the Data in the Accompanying

question 4

Multiple Choice

Figure 53-3 According to the data in the accompanying figure, the cause of the decline of the wolf population in 1982 was:

• A) a sharp decrease in food supply.
• B) a decrease in the intrinsic rate of increase for the wolf population.
• C) competition with a newly introduced predator.
• D) introduction of a disease organism.
• E) cannot be determined from the data provided.

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