2. Predation is the consumption of one living organism, plant, or animal by another. Is
predation harmful or beneficial?
A. It is beneficial. Predation regulates population growth and promotes natural selection by
weeding the unfit from a population,
B. It is harmful. When predator are removed or reduced, the prey population increases and
they crowed out.
C. It is harmful. Predation regulates population growth and does not promote natural
selection.
D. It is beneficial. When preys are removed or reduced, the predator population increases
and they crowed out.​