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This graph shows how the lynx and snowshoe hare populations can vary over time. How would the snowshoe hare population change if hunters killed most of the lynxes?

A. It would increase.
B. It would decrease.
C. It would stay the same.
D. The snowshoe hare would become extinct.

This graph shows how the lynx and snowshoe hare populations can vary over time. How-example-1
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it would decrease. hope this helps
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If the hunters killed most of the lynxes, then the snowshoe hare population would increase because the lynxes eat the snowshoe hares. So in other words, the answer is A. the population would increase.
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