ECOLOGY
ECOSYSTEM
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Question
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A rainforest area is experiencing a severe drought. As a consequence, the insect population has decreased. What will the insect-eating birds most likely do as a result of the drought?
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stop searching for food until it begins to rain
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begin reproducing to increase population
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move to a new area to find food
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start the process of hibernation
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Which would most likely happen to a local population of owls if their food source of field mice were eliminated? The owls would immediately starve to death.
Detailed explanation-2: -The most important abiotic factors include water, sunlight, oxygen, soil and temperature.
Detailed explanation-3: -Important biotic factors are competitors and nurse plants, predators, parasites, and symbionts eliciting antagonisms and mutualisms.
Detailed explanation-4: -How would a drought MOST likely affect the plants of a grassy plain? There would be shorter plants.
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