ECOLOGY
ECOSYSTEM
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Question
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Field mice are the primary food source for horned owls in an area. Due to a drought, many field mice left the area. Which result would this drought most likely have on the horned owls?
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The horned owl population will consume more field mice.
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Horned owls will follow the field mice to a different area.
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The horned owl population will increase in the area.
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Horned owls will change to a plant-based diet.
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Due to a drought, many field mice left the area. Which result would this drought most likely have on the horned owls? The horned owl population will consume more field mice.
Detailed explanation-2: -The amount of available energy at each trophic (feeding) level decreases as it moves through an ecosystem.
Detailed explanation-3: -Which best explains what will happen to the fish and seal populations if polar bears are introduced into this ecosystem? The fish population will increase, and the seal population will decrease.
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