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)

Question

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)
Responses

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

It would decrease.
It would decrease.

It would increase.
It would increase.

It would stay the same.

GPT-4o mini · Answer

The most likely response is: **It would decrease.** An increase in pesticide use would lead to a reduction in the insect population, including grasshoppers, which are a food source for long-billed curlews. As their food supply diminishes, it would likely result in a decrease in the long-billed curlew population due to starvation or lower reproductive success.