On a farm, there has been a sudden spike in the rodent population, causing an increase in crop damage and, as a result, loss of
income. What practice might have contributed to the spike in the rodent population? A. Hunting and killing the snakes on the farm.B. Planting more crops that usual this year.C. Planting corn instead of wheat.D. Using an organic fertilizer instead of the usual chemical fertilizer.
Hunting and killing the snakes on the farm would lead to an increase in the rodent population. Snakes and rodents comprise a predator-prey relationship in an ecosystem. If you remove the predator, the prey population will logically increase.
Snakes are naturally born predators and rodents such as rats and mice serve as their preys. Hence, their presence on the farm will limit the population of rodents in such farm.
<em>Therefore, hunting and killing all the snakes on the farm will allow rodent population to flourish, leading to a spike in their population.</em>
