Table of Contents
- 1 Why does increasing hawks affect the rabbits?
- 2 Do hawks eat snake?
- 3 Why does a low population of hawks result in a low population of rabbits?
- 4 What happened after 12 months after the hawk population was mostly killed off?
- 5 What would happen to the population of snakes and rabbits if hawks were removed from the ecosystem?
Why does increasing hawks affect the rabbits?
Explain why: There was a slight increase in the rabbit population when the hawks increased because the hawks were eating the snakes so there were less snakes eating the rabbits. Since predators eat one another, removing one will increase the population of the predator the normally gets eaten.
Do hawks eat snake?
Red-tailed hawks mostly hunt mammals—such as voles, mice, wood rats, ground squirrels, rabbits, snowshoe hares and jackrabbits. But they will also eat birds, carrion and snakes—even ones weighing more than five pounds.
Do snakes eat rabbits?
Snakes swallow their food whole. The most popular pet snakes usually eat prey such as mice, rats, gerbils, and hamsters. Larger pet snakes also eat whole rabbits. However, some people have an issue feeding whole prey to reptiles.
Why does a low population of hawks result in a low population of rabbits?
The population of hawks will decrease. The population of rabbits will increase. In this case the hawk population decreases because there are suddenly fewer snakes to eat. The species below the diseased species in the food chain increase because there are fewer predators.
What happened after 12 months after the hawk population was mostly killed off?
What happened after 12 months after the hawk population was MOSTLY killed off? Snakes increased, Rabbits decreased, and Grass increased. Everything went down significantly at first, then the hawks recovered. Everything except the grass died off at first, then the rabbits recovered.
What effect does removing prey have on predators?
When prey becomes more scarce, the predator population declines until prey is again more abundant. Therefore, the two balance each other. When the predators are removed, prey populations explode.
What would happen to the population of snakes and rabbits if hawks were removed from the ecosystem?
With no predators to control the population and alter feeding behavior, the prey species quickly degrade and over-run its habitat. As food becomes scarce, the population becomes sick and malnourished, and will either move or crash.