Question

Think about the example of the food chain, when the snake population grew out of control. Imagine the opposite. Imagine that there was a bounty on snakes and people were allowed to kill them and turn them into their local sheriff for a reward. What would happen in the food chain then?
Responses
A The frogs would increaseThe frogs would increase
B The producers would decreaseThe producers would decrease
Question 2
What has the growing human population done to the rest of life on Earth?
Responses
A Reduced the carrying capacityReduced the carrying capacity
B Provided new habitats and resourcesProvided new habitats and resources
Question 3
Once thousands of buffalo roamed throughout the western United States. Now there are very few. What happened to reduce the buffalo population?
Responses
A The buffalo were over-huntedThe buffalo were over-hunted
B Towns and roads took their landsTowns and roads took their lands

Answer 1

Q1: A — The frogs would increase.
- Removing snakes (their predators) lets frog numbers rise.

Q2: A — Reduced the carrying capacity.
- Human population growth has decreased habitat and resources available to other species.

Q3: A — The buffalo were over-hunted.
- Overhunting (along with habitat loss) caused the severe decline in buffalo.