Question

Which part of an ecosystem would be hurt if humans overhunted an herbivore

Answer 1

Herbivores are those animals that feed only on plants. Herbivores are food for carnivores, which feed on other animals. If a particular herbivore is over hunted by man, the particular carnivore that feed on that over hunted herbivore will be affected, because its source of food has been wiped out. Thus, it will have one less choice when it comes to food and it will have to concentrate on other type of herbivore as source of food. Thus, other herbivores in that particular ecosystem will be affected too.

Answer 2

If humans overhunt an herbivore, the secondary consumers are greatly affected. As part of the ecosystem, the herbivore population are plant eaters or the primary producers. Then the animals that eat the primary producers are called primary consumers. Meanwhile, the Secondary consumers eats primary consumers for energy as based on the food chain.