Studies of the Population-Size Cycles Seen Between the Snowshoe Hare

question 20

Multiple Choice

Studies of the population-size cycles seen between the snowshoe hare and the Canadian lynx showed that

• A)lynx populations decrease in size when hare populations increase in size.
• B)lynx populations increase in size when hare populations decrease in size.
• C)lynx populations decrease in size when hare populations decrease in size.
• D)There is no relationship between population sizes of snowshoe hare and Canadian lynx.

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