Northern pike feed on another fish, the yellow perch. An increase in the yellow perch population causes an increase in the northern pike population, is this dependent or independent

Answer 1

The relationship between the yellow perch population and the northern pike population is a dependent relationship. In this scenario, the increase in the yellow perch population directly influences and causes an increase in the northern pike population, as northern pike feed on yellow perch. Therefore, the dynamics of one population are dependent on the dynamics of the other.