How did the reintroduction of wolves to Yellowstone National Park affect the beaver population?(1 point)
Responses
The wolves increased the population by eating a competitor.
T he wolves increased the population by eating a competitor.
The wolves increased the population by eating beavers’ predators.
T he wolves increased the population by eating beavers ’ predators.
The wolves decreased the population by eating beavers.
T he wolves decreased the population by eating beavers.
The wolves decreased the population by eating beavers’ prey.
The wolves decreased the population by eating beavers.
The wolves increased the beaver population by eating beavers' predators.
The reintroduction of wolves to Yellowstone National Park affected the beaver population by increasing it. The correct answer is "The wolves increased the population by eating beavers’ predators."
To explain how this happened, when wolves were reintroduced to Yellowstone, they preyed on elk and deer, which were the main predators of beavers. With the decline in elk and deer population due to predation by wolves, beavers faced less predation pressure and were able to thrive. As a result, the beaver population in Yellowstone increased.