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A population of raccoons lives in a forested area with lots of trees. The raccoons eat insects, eggs, berries, nuts, and small animals such as
rodents and frogs. One of the main predators of the raccoons are coyotes, which also prey on rabbits.
Identify whether the changes to the ecosystem are more likely to increase or decrease the population of raccoons.
Large parts of the forest
are cut down for wood.
Pollution from a nearby farm
decreases the population
of insects in the forest.
Additional rain increases
the population of plants
in the forest
More permits to hunt
coyotes are approved.
A disease decreases
the population of rabbits
in the forest.
Frogs in a pond near
the forest experience
a population surge.
Increases Population
Decreases Population