What is the function of a top predator in an ecosystem?(1 point)

Responses

It helps increase the number of prey.
It helps increase the number of prey.

It creates imbalance in the ecosystem.
It creates imbalance in the ecosystem.

It increases the food for other predator species.
It increases the food for other predator species.

It maintains other populations.

1 answer

The correct response is:

It maintains other populations.

Top predators play a crucial role in regulating the populations of other species in the ecosystem, which helps maintain a balance within the ecosystem.