Question

does the presence of predators in the territory determine where african wild dogs live?
like wild dogs, lions also prey on kudu and impala. lions and wild dogs often live in the same habitats. however, lions will kill wild dogs they encounter. in south africa, scientists investigated the relationship between lions and wild dogs by looking at habitat preferences (table a). scientists ranked each animal’s preferred habitats from 1 to 6, with one being the more favored and six being the least.
table a. habitat type and ranking

habitat type	wild dogs’ ranking (1= most preferred)	lions’ ranking (1= most preferred)
b	3	4
c	4	2
d	5	3
e	6	1
f	1	5

1. write a claim about the effect of lions on where wild dogs live. use evidence from the table to support your claim, and give a reason.

claim
reason

Explanation:

Answer:

Claim: The presence of lions (predators) affects where wild dogs live.
Pattern in data that supports my claim: Wild dogs' most preferred habitat (F, rank 1) is where lions have a lower preference (rank 5). Wild dogs avoid habitats lions highly prefer (E, lions' rank 1, wild dogs' rank 6).
Reason: Since lions kill wild dogs, wild dogs likely avoid habitats lions favor to reduce predation risk.