Question

What might happen to the food web below if the number of phytoplankton drastically decreased? The small fish and wading birds would be affected. Only the small fish would be affected. The small fish, bivalves, and invertebrates would be affected. The entire food web would be affected.

Answer 1

the whole food chain would be affected because the main part of the food chain is gone so all the animals would either die or have to find a new source of food

Answer 2

The entire food web would be affected.