Question

Consider the following food chain:
Plants are eaten by grasshoppers, which are eaten by mice, which are eaten by snakes.

In the short term, what will happen to the other members of the food chain if the mice were removed?
a.
the number of plants will decrease, the number of grasshoppers will increase, the number of snakes will decrease
b.
the number of plants will decrease, the number of grasshoppers will decrease, the number of snakes will decrease
c.
the number of plants will increase, the number of grasshoppers will increase, the number of snakes will decrease
d.
the number of plants will increase, the number of grasshoppers will increase, the number of snakes will increase



Please select the best answer from the choices provided


A
B
C
D

Answer 1

A

Removing mice removes a predator on grasshoppers, so grasshopper numbers rise, they eat more plants (plants decrease), and snakes lose their food source so their numbers fall.