SCIENCE
ECOLOGY
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Camouflage is an adaptation that protects prey.
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A rise in the population of predators is followed by a decreased in the population of prey.
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A rise in the population of prey is often followed by a rise in the population of predators.
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The population of predators most often eliminates the population of prey
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Detailed explanation-1: -Option A is the correct answer All of the following statements concerning characteristics of predator-prey relationships are correct EXCEPT option A that is The population of predators most often eliminates the entire population of prey This statemen…
Detailed explanation-2: -Predator-prey relationships involve detection of the prey, pursuit and capture of the prey, and feeding. Adaptations such as camouflage can make a prey species better able to avoid detection.
Detailed explanation-3: -This is because as the predators continue to eat the prey, the prey population will fall and become insufficient to support the predator population which itself then falls. However, as the predator population falls, more of the prey survive and consequently the prey population will then increase.
Detailed explanation-4: -Predator and prey populations cycle through time, as predators decrease numbers of prey. Lack of food resources in turn decrease predator abundance, and the lack of predation pressure allows prey populations to rebound.
Detailed explanation-5: -So, the correct option is ‘A decline in the numbers of prey causes a decline in the number of predators’