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Many types of sea stars eat mussels and other shellfish. Suppose an oil spill causes thousands of mussels in an area to die. How will this most likely affect the area's sea star population?
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Many types of sea stars eat mussels and other shellfish. Suppose an oil spill causes thousands of mussels in an area to die. How will this most likely affect the area's sea star population?

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It would lead to decrease in the areas sea star population, if there is not enough food, the animals will not be able to survive
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the sea star population will decrease

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