You are given a science question (easy-level) and four answer options (associated with "A", "B", "C", "D"). Your task is to find the correct answer based on scientific facts, knowledge, and reasoning. Do not generate anything else apart from one of the following characters: 'A', 'B, 'C', 'D'. There is only one correct answer for each question.

In one area, a large source of prey for eagles is rabbits. If the number of rabbits suddenly decreases, what effect will it most likely have on the eagles?  
 (A) Their numbers will increase. (B) Their numbers will decrease. (C) They will adapt new behaviors. (D) They will migrate to new locations.
B

Wolves have adapted skills for hunting large hoofed animals such as elk, deer, or moose. Wolves tend to target prey animals that are sick or weak. The wolf benefits from this strategy because it uses less energy to hunt. How would the prey animal population also benefit from this strategy?  
 (A) by promoting detrimental genes (B) by stimulating beneficial DNA mutations (C) by preventing the introduction of other predator species (D) by increasing the reproductive success of healthy prey animals
D

A population of tree-climbing lizard lives on one bank of a large river. The other bank of the river is a treeless prairie. During a flood, 40 lizards were transferred to the prairie side of the river. After 200 generations, this transferred population of lizard lost the ability to climb.Which mechanism is most likely responsible for this loss of function within the transferred population?  
 (A) gene flow (B) natural selection (C) genetic drift (D) mutation

C