Q6 9 Wolves were hunted to extinction about a century ago in the eastern U S and Canada Recently wild wolves have made a return

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Q6 9 Wolves were hunted to extinction about a century ago in the eastern U S and Canada Recently wild wolves have made a return to eastern Canada Wolves eat deer in this area which otherwise have few natural predators Based on your results in this lab which is the best prediction for how the deer population will be affected by the return of wolves Wolf predation will lead to a smaller deer population composed of healthier individuals because more resources will be available for each surviving deer Wolf predation will lead to a smaller deer population composed of less healthy individuals because deer will waste time and energy avoiding wolves Wolf predation will lead to a smaller population of deer that have about the same level of health as before because wolves will lower the carrying capacity for deer Wolf predation will lead to a larger deer population composed of healthier individuals because wolves prey on the less healthy deer allowing the deer population to thrive

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