Nature & science · Age 11 · Quarter 3 – Advanced Ecology
Predator-Prey Population Cycles
Analyse how predator and prey populations cycle in relation to each other.
Module
Quarter 3 – Advanced Ecology
Age
Age 11
Duration
10 min
Questions
5
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Question 1
Multiple choice
In a classic predator-prey cycle, the predator population peak occurs:
Question 2
Multiple choice
Why does the prey population decline after it reaches a very high number?
Question 3
Multiple choice
If the prey population crashes to near zero, what would you expect to happen to the predator population?
Question 4
True or false
In a predator-prey cycle graph, the predator and prey lines typically show opposite ups and downs.
Question 5
Matching
Match each phase of the predator-prey cycle to what is happening.