if the solid, purple line represents a prey population
(e. g., rabbits) and the dashed, red line represents a predator population (e. g., coyotes), which of the following statements is a reasonable conclusion based on the graph?
a.
an increase in the predator population is always immediately preceded by an increase in the prey population.
b.
there is no correlation that can be made between the predator and prey populations.
c.
an increase in the prey population is always immediately preceded by an increase in the predator population.
d.
a decrease in the predator population is always immediately followed by a decrease in the prey population.