Trophic Levels and Food Webs Answers

In the stable food chain shown below, what would you expect to happen initially if you were to suddenly double the population of rabbits? a. The populations of the other three species would also increase. b. The populations of the other three species would decrease. c. The grass population would decrease. The snake population and hawk population would increase. d. The grass population and hawk population would decrease. The snake population would increase. Please select the best answer from the choices provided

If a disease strikes the snake population in the food chain shown, what will be the initial effect on the populations of hawks and rabbits? a. The populations of hawks and rabbits will decrease. b. The populations of hawks and rabbits will increase. c. The population of hawks will increase. The population of rabbits will decrease. d. The population of hawks will decrease. The population of rabbits will increase. Please select the best answer from the choices provided

Trapping has severely reduced the population of rabbits in an ecosystem, as shown in the bar graph below. What is the most likely effect this will have on other organisms? a. The snake population will decrease rapidly and the grass population will increase rapidly. b. The hawk population will increase rapidly and the rabbit population will decrease rapidly. c. The grass population will decrease rapidly, and the snake population will increase rapidly. d. The grass, rabbit, snake, and hawk populations will all decrease rapidly. Please select the best answer from the choices provided

What most likely caused the rabbit population to decrease over the first time unit shown in the following graph? a. A disease in the rabbit population b. A decrease in amount of healthy grass available c. An decreasing population of hawks d. A higher-than-ideal population of snakes Please select the best answer from the choices provided