Question

Answer the following questions in full sentences and paragraphs, using at least 150 words, in the essay box below.

1. Which organisms are carnivores? Herbivores? Omnivores?
2. If the ecosystem is balanced, which populations should be the largest? The smallest?
3. Imagine a group of hunters kills half of the rabbit population. How will the other organisms be affected?
4. Imagine disease kills 85 percent of the wolf population. How will the other organisms be affected?
5. Imagine a foreign mountain lion species is introduced into the ecosystem. How will the other organisms be affected?

Answer 1

1. Lions are carnivores, deers are herbivorous, and foxes are omnivores

2. The herbivorous should be the largest the omnivores should be next and the smallest should be the carnivores

3. The carnivores will start to disappear since there is no more food for them

4. There will be more herbivorous since there will be no more predators

5. There will be less herbivorous and increase in the population of that species since they don't have any enemies at that ecosystem

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