If a primary consumer population decreases significantly in a freshwater ecosystem, what is the most likely immediate impact on the secondary consumers?(1 point)

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They will increase in number due to less competition.
They will increase in number due to less competition.

They will migrate to find new food sources.
They will migrate to find new food sources.

They will decrease in number due to a lack of food.
They will decrease in number due to a lack of food.

They will switch to being primary consumers.
They will switch to being primary consumers.

Answer 1

The most likely immediate impact on the secondary consumers, if a primary consumer population decreases significantly in a freshwater ecosystem, is:

They will decrease in number due to a lack of food.

This response reflects the direct dependence of secondary consumers on primary consumers for their food source.