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If the solid, purple line represents a prey population

(e.g., rabbits) and the dashed, red line represents a predator population (e.g., coyotes), which of the following statements is a reasonable conclusion based on the graph?
A.
There is no correlation that can be made between the predator and prey populations.

B.
An increase in the prey population is always immediately preceded by an increase in the predator population.

C.
An increase in the predator population is always immediately preceded by an increase in the prey population.

D.
A decrease in the predator population is always immediately followed by a decrease in the prey population.

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If the solid, purple line represents a prey population (e.g., rabbits) and the dashed-example-1
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Answer:

b

Step-by-step explanation:

look at the chart purple goes up then red goes up every time

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C. An increase in the predator population is always immediately preceded by an increase in the prey population.

Step-by-step explanation:

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