Question

The scatterplots indicate the population of rabbits in the population over time. The y-axis represents the number of rabbits and the x-axis is time. mc026-1.jpg Which graph most likely represents a rabbit population that found a new, larger habitat, but then eventually experienced an increase in predation?

Answer 1

Answer: answer seems to be

( A)

Explanation: because the A graph looks like the disruption of the question, its different from other answer choices

Answer 2

Scatterplot C represents the given rabbit population that found a new, larger habitat, but eventually experienced an increase in predation.

• When a rabbit population finds a new and larger habitat, this means the rabbit population must multiply and increase in number.
• Eventually, when they experience a rise in predation, which means more and more rabbits will be killed and hence the rabbit population will start to decline.
• So, the slope of the scatterplot representing the rabbit population will first increase and then decline. Only scatterplot C represents such a pattern.
• Scatterplot A shows an increasing population, scatterplot B shows a declining pattern, and scatterplot D does not show any pattern. Hence, C is the correct answer and likely represents the rabbit population's trajectory.

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