Question

Many chemicals are used to kill insects and protect plants. How could the removal of insects upset the balance of the ecosystem? A) The plants would rapidly decrease in number. B) Animals that eat the insects would die as well. C) The animals in the ecosystem would eat all the plants. D) Insects from other regions would replace the killed insects.

Answer 1

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The answer is B.)Animals that eat the insects would die as well.

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Answer 2

Answer: Option B

Step-by-step explanation:

The chemicals that is used in order to decrease the effect of insects on the plants will unbalance the whole ecosystem because the animals that feed on those insects will also because of the insects.

The plants contains some poisonous chemicals that gets activated in the gut of insects and kills it.

According to the food chain the these insects are food for some animals, that will also die when eating these insects.