ECOLOGY
ECOSYSTEM
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Question
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There would be more food for secondary consumers.
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The number of primary consumers would increase.
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The number of plants would increase.
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The number of secondary consumers would increase.
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Detailed explanation-1: -If an organism is removed from the food chain, it spoils the flow of energy and nutrient in the ecosystem. It disrupts the balance of the food chain. As a result, the organisms which depend on others for food will die due to starvation.
Detailed explanation-2: -If the plants or other producers of an ecosystem were removed, there would be no way for energy to enter the food web, and the ecological community would collapse. That’s because energy isn’t recycled. Instead, it dissipates as heat as it moves through the ecosystem, and it must be constantly replenished.
Detailed explanation-3: -Expert-Verified Answer Without the presence of the primary consumer, there would be no origin of energy for carnivorous or subordinate consumers so no subordinate consumer would be able to exist in the ecosystem. There are only primary consumers in the ecosystem at the side of decomposers.
Detailed explanation-4: -For instance, if primary consumers died off then secondary consumers would die of starvation, followed by tertiary consumers, etc. It is also possible that primary producers, such as plants, will be affected without primary consumers.