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This food web represents a community in a rain forest.

This food web represents a community in a rain forest.-example-1
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Answer: B. Sloths would increase C. Strangler Figs would decrease E. Coatis would increase

Step-by-step explanation:

Find any organism that is connected to the boa constrictor by the arrows that represent the flow of food energy. Whether it be something that gives the boa constrictor energy or relies on the boa constrictor for energy write it down. Any of the organisms that have an arrow pointing from it to the boa constrictor will be used for food energy by the constrictor. If most constrictors are removed that means the organism used as energy (Sloth and Coati) will increase because there are not as many constrictors to consume it. The food source for the Sloth and Coati (Strangler Fig) would decrease because there are more Sloths and Coatis to consume it.

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The changes that would likely to take place are;

  • B. Sloths would increase
  • C. Strangler Figs would decrease
  • E. Coatis would increase

What is food web ?

All of the food networks in a particular environment are called a food web. In an ecosystem, every living organism is a component of several food chains. Energy and nutrients can go through the ecosystem in a variety of ways, and each food chain represents one such route.

The arrows on the food web diagram, which show the direction of food energy transfer, allow us to locate any organism that is related to the boa constrictor. It could be anything that feeds the boa constrictor energy or something that depends on it for energy. The boa constrictor will consume any organism that has an arrow pointing from it to obtain dietary energy. When the majority of constrictors are eliminated, the organism utilized as

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