What description would apply to the predator species in the graph above if the prey species were its only source of food? What assumptions could we make about that predator species if this were the case?

What will be an ideal response


The predator species would be described as a specialist. The specialist predator would be more prone to extinction than a generalist predator that relied on several sources of food.

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