Accurate Inaccurate A decrease in the prey population would cause a decrease in the predator population because competition between the predators would increase as it becomes harder to find food. There must always be a higher population of predators than prey in order for both populations to survive. о The two populations have no affect on each other. The fluctuations are just random. An increase in the prey population would cause an increase in the predator population because there would be more food available for the predators.
Accurate: A decrease in the prey population would cause a decrease in the predator population because competition between the predators would increase as it becomes harder to find food. An increase in the prey population would cause an increase in the predator population because there would be more food available for the predators.
Inaccurate: The two populations have no affect on each other. The fluctuations are just random.