Question

16. This diagram shows part of an aquatic food web from a stream near

several farm fields. Overuse of chemicals in fields near the stream has
polluted the ecosystem and killed off a large portion of the crustacean
population. Select any one of the other organisms in the food web and
provide evidence to explain what would happen to their population in this
scenario and WHY it would happen. Organism: State the organism you
chose. Explain WHAT would happen and WHY it would happen.

Answer 1

There would be a increase in algae, and a slight decrease in fish.

Step-by-step explanation:

there would be an increase in algae because crustaceans one of the two organisms that feed off of it. Fish are able to live off of insect larvae, but in turn there be a decrease in larvae , causing a decrease later in fish. If there's a decrease in fish, there will be a decrease in reptile, since the reptiles are the only organisms that are eating fish.