Question

The food web illustrated above shows plants and animals, but does not indicate bacteria. If bacteria were truly missing from this food web, what is the most likely effect on the community?
A. Grasshoppers would eat at a lower level of the food chain without bacterial presence.
B. Rhinoceros would become carnivores without the digestive aid of prokaryotes in their gut.
C. Decomposition rates would be lower, resulting in fewer nutrients being able to the plants.
D. Cellular respiration rates would increase in heterotrophs since competition for resources would decrease.

Answer 1

Answer: (C)

Explanation: well bacteria is what decomposes and eats the nasty food or dead things that are no longer living. The bacterias eat on these things causing them to break down in to nutrients which are very very good for plant growth. If we didnt have our bacteria things would not decompose fast enough making nutrients for plants almost impossiable and if this happend animals would not be able to feed of plants or trees

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