Question

In the short term, what will happen to the other members of the food chain if the mice were removed?

a.
the number of plants will decrease, the number of grasshoppers will increase, the number of snakes will decrease
b.
the number of plants will decrease, the number of grasshoppers will decrease, the number of snakes will decrease
c.
the number of plants will increase, the number of grasshoppers will increase, the number of snakes will decrease
d.
the number of plants will increase, the number of grasshoppers will increase, the number of snakes will increase

Answer 1

The answer is A.

Step-by-step explanation:

Grasshoppers are a food of mice. If the mice went extinct, then there will be a population boom of grasshoppers. At the same time, the number of plants will decrease because of this. Also, the snake will not be able to survive because of the lack of mice (other species can survive to this change, though).

(I hope this helps! I learned this a long time ago, so yeah!)