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AssignmentMultiple Choice

Surface Water

Question 1 • PARTA - EOP: PGCPS BIOGEOCHEM CR (FALL2026) - 798113

What would happen to the population of mice if grasses were lost to a forest fire?

Answer
A
It would increase because there would be new plant growth.
B
It would decrease because grass is the mice’s main source of food.
C
It would not change because the mice have several other sources of food.

Explanation

If grasses are lost in a forest fire, mice lose an important source of food. With less food available, fewer mice are likely to survive and reproduce, so the population would decrease. The best choice is “It would decrease because grass is the mice’s main source of food.”

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