In the food web above, if new species of insect were introduced that fed primarily on plantains, how would the following populat

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In the food web above, if new species of insect were introduced that fed primarily on plantains, how would the following populat

ions be affected? Indicate your answer by increase , decrease or no change and include a brief explanation of your reasoning.
A) greenfly

B) rabbit

C) fox

Biology

2 answers:

Leya [2.2K] · Answer 1 · 2022-03-30T02:23:13+03:00

Leya [2.2K]3 years ago

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Answer:

This is a 50/50 answer. I believe it would be fox, sorry if this is incorrect.

lesantik [10] · Answer 2 · 2022-03-30T04:07:53+03:00

Answer:

Greenfly- no change

The greenfly would remain unaffected because it doesn’t rely on plantains.

Rabbit- decrease

The rabbit relies on plantains as food so more competition would result in a decrease in the rabbit population

Fox- decrease

Lesser food means lesser foxes. The foxes prey like the rabbit and mouse eat plantains. If the mouse and fat population goes down so would the fox population.