Question: Residential construction is expanding in Florida. The expansion has caused fragmentation of habitats. One of the results of the increased construction is a decrease in the number of large predators such as the coyote, black bear, and panther. Which will be the most immediate local result of this fragmentation?

  Options: 
 A. decrease in middle-sized predators
 B. large predators will become extinct
 C. increase in population of prey species
 D. increase in population of top carnivores
Answer: C