Question

Look at the energy pyramid shown below.

Tertiary Consumers
(ex: hawk)
Secondary Consumers
(ex: snake)
Primary Consumers
(ex: grasshopper)
Producers
(ex: grass)
If a pesticide is released into the environment that kills most of the grasshoppers, which of the following is most likely to occur?
OA.
an increase in population for all organisms
ОВ.
a decrease in the number of snakes
C
an increase in the number of hawks
D
a decrease in the amount of grass

Answer 1

It should be A. If the pesticide is released, then they die, and the consumers of the grasshopper (snake) dies due to no grasshoppers, then the animal that consumes the other animal (hawk eats snake) that eats the grasshopper will die because there aren't enough of that animal for it to eat. the only thing that lives is the grass.

Sorry if I'm wrong, but i hope it helps.

Answer 2

It's actually B, "a decrease in the number of snakes"

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