A Small Population of Canada Lynx Feeds on Arctic Hares

Multiple Choice

A small population of Canada lynx feeds on Arctic hares.Then snowshoe hares (the lynx's favorite prey) are introduced.The snowshoe hares reproduce rapidly, and their population explodes.Based on your knowledge of predatorprey interactions, what changes would you expect in the lynx population and in the population of Arctic hares, the lynx's previous prey?

A) Lynx and Arctic hare populations would both increase.
B) Lynx and Arctic hare populations would both decrease.
C) Lynx populations would increase and Arctic hare populations would decrease.
D) Lynx populations would decrease and Arctic hare populations would increase.
E) Lynx populations would increase and Arctic hare populations would not change.