Pronghorn antelope is the only North American antelope. It lives in the high desert of the Great Basin in the western U.S. Which of the following items are possible abiotic factors that an antelope has to content with?

a. the density of the local population of coyotes
b. extreme maximum and minimum temperatures in the desert
c. competition with wild horses for sparse vegetation for forage
d. lack of available water
e. lack of available water and extreme maximum and minimum temperatures in the desert


E

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