Problem: Predator-prey populations provide a good example for "Co-evolution". Explain what you understand as "co- evolution".

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Coevolution is when two or more species affect each others evolution. In the case of predator-prey population, for example a herd of lion and a population of rabbits, lion hunting rabbits as prey would mean a battle of survival for the rabbits.

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Predator-prey populations provide a good example for "Co-evolution". Explain what you understand as "co- evolution".

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