A bird population only eats a certain type of plant. One year, flooding washes away most of these plants in an area. What will most likely result?

The flood reduces the birds’ food supply, so the birds will compete more for the remaining plants. With too little food to support the population, some birds are likely to leave the area, which is emigration. Therefore, competition followed by emigration is most likely.

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