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If the amount of algae in the ocean decreases by 50%, the population of its consumers, goby fish, will(1 point)
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decrease to its carrying capacity.
decrease to its carrying capacity.
go extinct.
go extinct.
increase by 50%.
increase by 50%.
increase to its carrying capacity.
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decrease to its carrying capacity.
decrease to its carrying capacity.
go extinct.
go extinct.
increase by 50%.
increase by 50%.
increase to its carrying capacity.
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GPT-4o mini
If the amount of algae in the ocean decreases by 50%, the population of its consumers, goby fish, will **decrease to its carrying capacity**.
This is because a reduction in the availability of algae, which serves as a primary food source for goby fish, would lead to a decline in their population. They would adjust to the new lower food availability, potentially decreasing until they reach a new, lower carrying capacity in response to the reduced food supply.
This is because a reduction in the availability of algae, which serves as a primary food source for goby fish, would lead to a decline in their population. They would adjust to the new lower food availability, potentially decreasing until they reach a new, lower carrying capacity in response to the reduced food supply.