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What would happen in a food chain if the producers in the ecosystem went extinct?(1 point)
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Herbivores would lose their food supply. Then secondary and tertiary consumers would lose their food supply.
Herbivores would lose their food supply. Then secondary and tertiary consumers would lose their food supply.

Herbivores would start eating consumers as their food supply. Carnivores and omnivores would start eating producers as their food supply.
Herbivores would start eating consumers as their food supply. Carnivores and omnivores would start eating producers as their food supply.

Herbivores would gain a new food supply. Only primary consumers would have a food supply.
Herbivores would gain a new food supply. Only primary consumers would have a food supply.

Herbivores would start using photosynthesis to survive. Only secondary consumers would have a food supply.

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**Herbivores would lose their food supply. Then secondary and tertiary consumers would lose their food supply.**

If producers (such as plants) went extinct, herbivores would no longer have a source of food, which would subsequently lead to a decline in the populations of secondary and tertiary consumers that rely on herbivores for their food supply. This would destabilize the entire food chain.

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