Predator-Prey

How do predator and prey interact?

Pp. 44 and 45

Multiple Select

The North American Deer population was limited by wolves for a long time. Once Europeans arrived to America they started hunting the wolves' populations until they severely decreased. What did happen with the deer population without wolves?

Multiple Select

As a result of the loss of their main predator (the wolves), the deer population began to boom (grow). Deer fed on all plants, and they needed large quantities of vegetation to sustain themselves. What did happen with the plants soon?

• Deer had enough plants forever.

• Vegetation was not enough to feed deer.

They depleted the source of food.

Fill in the Blank

Deer began to starve because they depleted their main source of food (vegetation). This is a example about what happen when a population exceed the _______________ (two words) of its habitat.

Multiple Select

According to the story, what were the limiting factors for deer populations?

• Wolf

• Europeans

• Vegetation