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Organisms are dependent on each other for the energy they need to survive.
What would occur if the snake population is removed from the ecosystem pictured above?
A) the hawk population increases
B) the mouse population increases
C) the leaf population increases
D) the mouse population is not affected

Organisms are dependent on each other for the energy they need to survive What would occur if the snake population is removed from the ecosystem pictured above class=

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the awnser to this is B because the snake kills the mouse to keep it at a reasonable amount

Answer: B) the mouse population increases

A food chain is a linear series, in which food and energy is being transferred when one organism is fed or consumed by the other organism.

In the given, food chain, the grass is the producer, the mouse is the primary consumer as it feeds upon the grass, the snake is the secondary consumer as it feeds upon the mouse population, and lastly the hawk is the tertiary consumer as it feeds upon the snake. If the snake population is removed it will favor the growth of organisms belonging to lower trophic level. Mouse population being the lower trophic level after snake will increase in number.

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