Question

The Yellowstone National Park food web is shown below.SecondaryMZRconsumersRaven (detritivore)Gray wollRed foxPrimaryMconsumersSnowshoehareMooseBeaverPrimaryproducersMaple Balsam Fir Cottonwood Aquatic plantsWhat would be the most likely effect of adding wolves to the park?A. Increased snowshoe hare populationB. Increased beaver populationC. Increased maple populationD. Decreased balsam fir population

Answer 1

Based on the food web provided, maple is the primary producer that act as the food source of the primary consumer which is the snowshoe hare. The snowshoe hare is the food source of wolves which is the secondary consumers. If the consumer of maple will be consumed by the wolves, the population of maple will increase. The snowshoe population will decrease since it will be consumed by wolves. This illustrates a network of food chains in of the different organisms present in the food web.

Answer - C. Increased maple population