A student has set up an artificial ecosystem for a class project. This ecosystem has producers, first-level consumers, second-level consumers, and third-level consumers. By accident, a chemical enters the ecosystem and kills all of the first-level consumers. Which group(s) of organisms will most likely survive?

ENERGY FLOW AND PRIMARY PRODUCTION

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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]

A	Producers
B	second-level consumers
C	second-level and third-level consumers
D	third-level consumers and producers

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -Artificial ecosystems are human-made structures where biotic and abiotic components are made to interact with each other for survival. It is not self-sustaining and can perish without human help. Examples of artificial ecosystems include aquariums, agriculture fields, zoos, etc.

Detailed explanation-2: -Decomposers break down the remains and other wastes and release simple inorganic molecules back to the environment. Producers can then use the molecules to make new organic compounds. The stability of decomposers is essential to every ecosystem.

Detailed explanation-3: -A model of the complex feeding interactions among organisms in a community from producers to decomposers is called: food web.

Detailed explanation-4: -A food web is a feeding relationship among the various organisms in an ecosystem that forms a network of complex interactions.

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AP BIOLOGY

ECOLOGY

ENERGY FLOW AND PRIMARY PRODUCTION