Biology GCSE
Predator-prey population dynamics
What Predator-prey population dynamics means in Biology GCSE, as defined for AQA.
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Repeating cycles in which predator numbers rise and fall after prey numbers, with the peaks and troughs of the two populations out of step.
Topics that use Predator-prey population dynamics
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