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In this food chain, what would

Grass-> locust--> snakes-> eagles
happen if half the snakes died due to a viral disease?
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grass numbers would decrease, locust numbers would increase & eagle numbers
would decrease
grass numbers would decrease, locust numbers would increase & eagle numbers
would increase
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grass numbers would increase, locust numbers would decrease & eagle numbers
would decrease
о
grass numbers would increase, locust numbers would increase & eagle numbers
would decrease

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Final answer:

If half the snakes died, the grass numbers would increase, the locust numbers would decrease, and the eagle numbers would decrease.


Step-by-step explanation:

If half the snakes died due to a viral disease in the food chain: grass -> locust -> snakes -> eagles, the grass numbers would increase, the locust numbers would decrease, and the eagle numbers would decrease.


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