Question

What happens to an ecosystem when the primary consumers disappear?(1 point)

Both the producer and secondary consumer populations decrease.

The producer population increases, while the secondary consumer population decreases.

The producer population decreases, while the secondary consumer population increases.

Both the producer and secondary consumer populations increase.

Answer 1

The producer population increases, while the secondary consumer population decreases.

Explanation: Without primary consumers (herbivores) to eat them, producers (plants) grow more. Secondary consumers lose their food source, so their populations decline.