After Pumas Were Hunted to Extinction in a Region of North

question 154

Short Answer

After pumas were hunted to extinction in a region of North America, the deer population soared, leading to indirect effects on lower levels of the food web.This suggests that pumas were a keystone species and that their removal led to an interruption in the _______ of the ecosystem.

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Definitions:

Market

A place or mechanism where buyers and sellers of goods and services interact to facilitate exchange, typically resulting in the determination of prices.

Price Elasticity

An indicator of how the demand or supply quantity of a product reacts to price fluctuations.

Raise Profits

Strategies or actions taken by businesses to increase their net earnings or margins.

Two-part Tariff

A pricing strategy that involves charging an initial fee (fixed charge) plus a per-unit price for consumption beyond a certain threshold.