Question

The figure below shows population cycles of snowshoe hare and lynx. Recent field studies suggest that the most likely explanation for these cycles is __________?
(A) Periodic winter storms.
(B) Predation of snowshoe hares by a combination of lynxes, foxes, and owls.
(C) Nearly unlimited food for hares during the summers.
(D) Boom and bust cycles in lemming populations.
(E) Excessive predation of snowshoe hares by lynxes.

Answer 1

It looks like as the hare population goes up the lynx population goes up...
then after that the hare population drops and so does the lynx.

Answer 2

So, it should be e because the lynx eat the hares, they are healthy from getting plenty of food... they reproduce, increase in numbers...not enough hares, can't support all the lynxes, and their population drops too. Then repeat.

Answer 3

Cheers, Mira

Answer 4

yw :^)