Question

Based or the food web,correctly predict how changes in the number of a certain species affects the balance of the ecosystem. Choose each correct sentence.
If the number of rabbits increased, the number of the grasshopper increases.

If the number of hawks increased, then number of grasshopper increases.

If the number of rabbits increased, the number of insect-eating birds decreases.

If number of hawks increased, amount of grass increases.

If the number of snakes Increased, the number of rabbits decreases.

If the number of insect-eating birds decreased, the amount of grass increases.

Answer 1

Answer:

Explanation:

Answer is: If the amount of snakes increased, the number of rabbits decreases.

A food chain refers to a linear arrangement of associations in a food web beginning from producer species and terminating at zenith predator species. In the given question, the increase of snakes population will eventually result in a decrease of rabbit population, a rabbit is a herbivore which is consumed by the higher predator snake.