Question

Crabeater seals eat krill.

Fishermen catch large amounts of krill from the sea.

How would a decrease in the number of krill affect the number of

crabeater seals?

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Leopard seals also eat krill.
A decrease in the number of krill will affect the crabeater seals sooner
than it affects leopard seals.
Give the reason for this.

Answer 1

if the number of individuals in the krill decreased, then the crab and crabeater seal populations would decrease because there would not be enough food for all of the individuals of their populations to eat.