Question

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

Both the producer and secondary consumer populations increase.
Both the producer and secondary consumer populations increase.

Both the producer and secondary consumer populations decrease.
Both the producer and secondary consumer populations decrease.

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

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

Answer 1

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

Explanation: Without primary consumers (herbivores) plants face less grazing so their numbers rise; carnivores that eat those herbivores lose their food source and decline.