Red-tailed hawks prey on prairie dogs. If another species of hawk that eats prairie dogs migrates into the area, what is most likely to happen to the prairie dog population? A. It will increase exponentially. B. It will increase slightly. C. It will remain the same. D. It will decrease.

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Yusuf Short

5 March, 16:49

Red-tailed hawks prey on prairie dogs. If another species of hawk that eats prairie dogs migrates into the area, what is most likely to happen to the prairie dog population? A. It will increase exponentially. B. It will increase slightly. C. It will remain the same. D. It will decrease.

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Joanna Oconnor · Answer 1

D. because more prairie dogs being prayed on will decrease the population.

Yadiel Zimmerman · Answer 2

Answer: Option D

Explanation: If two kinds of organisms will feed on the same prey then the population of the prey will decrease.

Red tailed hawk prey on prairie dog as their energy source and if another species of hawk will start preying on the same dog population.

Then, the population of prairie dogs will decline very fast as both types of hawk are eating prairie dogs as their food.