Answer
A
Work Step by Step
This is true for many prey animal populations. Without other information, we can infer it is the correct answer of the given options by eliminating the others: the codependency level of (b) is unlikely given that the lynx has other prey and does not benefit the hare, (c) would not likely be true of a predator-prey pairing, and (d) is a true statement that is not relevant to the type of study described.