Question

1. Which of the following might be a result of adding a secondary consumer to the aquatic ecosystem in the accompanying illustration? A. In an illustrated flowchart, the movement of carbon atoms through an aquatic food chain is indicated by arrows. B. An arrow points from CO2 in the air to primary producers in the water. C. Arrows point from primary producers to primary consumers, and back and forth with primary consumers and decomposers and scavengers. D. Arrows also point from primary producers to decomposers and scavengers, and via sinking to dead cells and CaCo3 shells accumulating at the bottom of the water. E. Arrows point from primary consumers and from decomposers and scavengers via sinking to dead cells and CaCo3 shells accumulating at the bottom of the water. 2. Which of the following might be a result of adding a secondary consumer to the aquatic ecosystem in the accompanying illustration? a. a decrease in the population of decomposers b. a decrease in the carbon sink a decrease in the number of primary consumers c. an increase in the population of scavengers d. an increase in atmospheric carbon dioxide

Answer 1

1. Option-(A): In an illustrated flowchart, the movement of carbon atoms through an aquatic food chain is indicated by arrows.
2. Option-(C)- An increase in the population of scavengers.

Step-by-step explanation:

• The ecological pyramid is comprised of different level of organisms as the energy flow occur through them in a more directed form inside the different spheres depending upon the medium for energy transmission across the given parameters or area. As, the arrow provides us with a more directed way for understanding the transmission of energy through different organisms and there respective levels inside the ecological pyramid.

• While, the increase in the level of scavengers or the animals which consumes the left overs of other living beings is balanced with the addition of the secondary consumers to the aquatic ecosystem.As, it will provide equal chances and energy to the different beings inside the ecosystem.