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A simple food chain includes hawks, lizards, and insects. Which will most likely happen to the lizard and hawk populations if a pesticide is sprayed to kill the insects, and the lizard and hawk populations cannot find other food in this ecosystem?

A simple food chain includes hawks, lizards, and insects. Which will most likely happen-example-1
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The population of Lizards and Hawks will decrease.
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Both the lizard and hawk population will decrease.

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