5. In a certain ecosystem, rattlesnakes are predators
of prairie dogs. If the prairie dog population
started to increase, how would the ecosystem most
likely regain stability?
The rattlesnake population would start to
decrease.
B.
The rattlesnake population would start to
increase.
C. The prairie dog population would increase
rapidly.
D. The prairie dog population would begin to
prey on the rattlesnakes.