A Small Population of Canada Lynx Feeds on Arctic Hares

question 171

Multiple Choice

A small population of Canada lynx feeds on Arctic hares.Then snowshoe hares (the lynx's favorite prey) are introduced.The snowshoe hares reproduce rapidly, and their population explodes.Based on your knowledge of predatorprey interactions, what changes would you expect in the lynx population and in the population of Arctic hares, the lynx's previous prey?

• A) Lynx and Arctic hare populations would both increase.
• B) Lynx and Arctic hare populations would both decrease.
• C) Lynx populations would increase and Arctic hare populations would decrease.
• D) Lynx populations would decrease and Arctic hare populations would increase.
• E) Lynx populations would increase and Arctic hare populations would not change.

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