Question

This food web is for a community near a small lake.
rabbit
fern
fox
squirrel
hawk
If the squirrels in this community died out, how would this change be most
likely to affect another organism in the community?

A. The rabbits would lose their food source.

B. The hawks would leave or find another food source.

C. The ferns would invade other ecosystems.

D. The foxes would have more space and food.

Answer 1

The squirrel dying out will lead to the hawks leaving or finding another food source and is denoted as option B.

What is Food web?

This is a series of interconnection of food chain and shows the feeding relationship between organisms in the ecosystem.

The squirrel is a food source for eagle which when unavailable will make the eagle to leave that area or look for alternatives.

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