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RCMultiple Choice

Human Impact on the Environment — Cumulative exam

Question 11 • PBCSD_Grade_Forgiveness_2001340_Environmental_Science_S1_2020

If the producer population in an ecosystem decreased, what would most likely happen to the size of the herbivore population?

Answer
A
It would decrease.
B
It would double.
C
It would stay the same.
D
It would triple.

Explanation

Herbivores depend on producers, such as plants, for food. If the producer population decreases, less food is available, so the herbivore population would most likely decrease. The correct choice is A, “It would decrease.”

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