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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Suppose a predator species became extinct over a short period of time. Which of the following would most likely happen to that predator’s prey species in the short term?

OpenStudy (destinymasha):

their population would increase [the prey]

OpenStudy (anonymous):

The prey would increase, because there would be nothing there to feed on them, meaning they would flourish and wouldn't die off as fast.

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