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Question

An isolated African canyon community in which cheetahs and leopards consume only impala antelopes is being observed. In a hypothetical scenario, the number of leopards increases in the canyon. Formulate a logical conclusion about the change that is MOST LIKELY to be the first to occur after the leopard population increases.
Responses

A The impala population will decrease.The impala population will decrease.

B The cheetah population will increase.The cheetah population will increase.

C The cheetah population will decrease.The cheetah population will decrease.

D The impala population will remain the same.

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
A

If leopards increase, they will prey on more impalas, so the impala population will decrease first. (That decrease may later cause cheetah numbers to fall due to reduced food.)