Long-billed curlews eat many different kinds of insects, including grasshoppers, as a source of food. It has been shown that pesticide use kills many of these insects. How would you expect an increase in pesticide use to affect to the population of long-billed curlews in the same area?(1 point)

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It would stay the same.
It would stay the same.

It would not be affected.
It would not be affected.

It would increase.
It would increase.

It would decrease..,.........................................................

Answer 1

It would decrease.

Increased pesticide use is likely to reduce the populations of insects, including grasshoppers, which are a food source for long-billed curlews. With a decline in available food, it is reasonable to expect that the population of long-billed curlews would decrease as a result.