What is your opinion of the balance of nature hypothesis? Would the deer on the island better off, worse off, or about the same without the wolves? Defend your position.

Think about these questions when answering.

Why is death by predators more natural or "right" than death by starvation?

How does one determine when an ecosystem is in "balance"?

Do predators really kill only the old and sick prey? What evidence is there for this statement?

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Alannah Allen

Biology

15 September, 19:22

What is your opinion of the balance of nature hypothesis? Would the deer on the island better off, worse off, or about the same without the wolves? Defend your position.

Think about these questions when answering.

Why is death by predators more natural or "right" than death by starvation?

How does one determine when an ecosystem is in "balance"?

Do predators really kill only the old and sick prey? What evidence is there for this statement?

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Bridget Leonard · Answer 1

It there weren't wolves on the island with the deer, then the deer would thrive.

Death to predator is more natural because when the prey starve, so do the predators, resulting is an imbalanced ecosystem.

Balance is determined when Prey does not exceed Predator (or vice versa) with plants being able to survive.

Predators usually kill the sick and old prey, but not always. The reason the weak is killed first is because it is easier to out run and prove stronger than.