- The most probable reason for the increase in the rabbit population after
1950 was (A) more food became available to the rabbits
(B) the coyote population declined drastically
(C) the cattle created a more favorable environment for the rabbits
(D) the coyotes and cattle competed for the same food
(E) the coyote population increased - If the interrelationship of rabbits and coyotes was once in balance, what is
the most probable explanation for the decline of the coyotes?
(A) Mutations
(B) Starvation
(C) Disease
(D) Increase in reproductive rate
(E) Removal by human beingsQuestions 59 and 60 refer to the following graphs of temperature and rainfall for
six major ecosystems. A year’s temperature from January through December (the
line) and rainfall pattern (the shaded area) of each ecosystem are shown.