Refer to the figure.
The figure shows the interaction between predator abundance and prey abundance. Populations of lynx and hares are located at the star. Based on the Lotka-Volterra predator-prey model, we would expect the number of prey to _______ and the number of predators to _______.
A) increase; increase
B) increase; decrease
C) decrease; increase
D) decrease; stay the same

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Refer to the figure.
 The figure shows the interaction between predator abundance and prey abundance. Populations of lynx and hares are located at the star. Based on the Lotka-Volterra predator-prey model, we would expect the number of prey to _______ and the number of predators to _______.
A) increase; increase 
B) increase; decrease 
C) decrease; increase 
D) decrease; stay the same

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The Answer of Refer to the figure.
 The figure shows the interaction between predator abundance and prey abundance. Populations of lynx and hares are located at the star. Based on the Lotka-Volterra predator-prey model, we would expect the number of prey to _______ and the number of predators to _______.
A) increase; increase 
B) increase; decrease 
C) decrease; increase 
D) decrease; stay the same

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