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A question that an ecologist could ask at the population level is, "What factors control zebra

populations?" Think of two examples of how other species may affect the zebra population.

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Predation-Lions hunt zebras and reduce population
Competition-other grazers compete with zebra for resources, and competition lowers growth rates of both because they are expending energy to fight for those resources
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