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Polar bears hunt for ringed seals by waiting for them to emerge from breathing holes in the ice. Which abiotic change may decrease a polar bear’s ability to hunt?(1 point)

increased competition

increased ice cover

increased temperatures

increased seal population

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Increased temperatures.

Warmer temperatures are an abiotic change that reduce sea ice and alter breathing-hole availability, removing the ice platform polar bears use to wait for ringed seals. (Increased competition and seal population are biotic; increased ice cover would generally help hunting.)