Question

Antelope are hunted by both crocodiles and lions. When antelope bend down to drink water, they are vulnerable to lions on land and crocodiles in the water. The lions hide in the grass and ambush them, while the crocodiles hide in the water and ambush them.

Which environmental change would cause the crocodiles to lose the competition for food?

(1 point)
Responses

wildfire
wildfire

monsoon
monsoon

flood
flood

drought

Answer 1

A **flood** would likely cause the crocodiles to lose the competition for food. In a flood, the water level increases and may make it more difficult for crocodiles to hide and ambush antelope, as the visibility and conditions in the water change. Additionally, the rising water may allow the antelope to access areas that were previously land, reducing their vulnerability. Therefore, a flood would disrupt the hunting strategy of crocodiles, giving land predators like lions the advantage.