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Question about Foodwebs: Energy

Subject Biology

Biology

Source Originais Teachy

Originais Teachy

Topic Foodwebs: Energy

Foodwebs: Energy

Difficulty Medium

Medium

(Originais Teachy 2023) - Question Medium of Biology

In a typical grassland ecosystem, the grass serves as the primary producer while the rabbit, acting as the primary consumer, feeds on the grass. The fox, a secondary consumer, preys on the rabbit. Based on this information, if a disease were to significantly reduce the population of rabbits in this ecosystem, what prediction can you make about the potential impact on the energy flow within this food web?

The decrease in the rabbit population will have no effect on the grass and fox populations.

A significant reduction in the rabbit population could potentially lead to an overgrowth of grass and a decrease in the fox population, thereby disrupting the balance and energy flow within the ecosystem.

The reduction in the rabbit population will cause the grass population to decrease due to less consumption.

The reduction in the rabbit population will lead to an increase in the fox population due to less competition for food.

The decrease in the rabbit population will lead to an increase in the grass population and an increase in the fox population due to more available food.

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