Question

Which statement BEST describes a relationship between the organisms in the food web shown above?
A) If the arthropod population decreases, the bird population will decrease.
B) If the plant population decreases, the nematode population will increase.
C) If the arthropod population decreases, the animal population will increase.
D) If the nematode population increases, the arthropod population will decrease.

Answer 1

C

Arthropods are fed on (or preyed on) by the animals and birds according to the food web. Therefore,  a decrease in arthropod population will cause a subsequent decrease in that of animals too. This is because the animal population will compete for the fewer arthropods. This increased competition will lead to a survival of the fittest and a subsequent decrease in the animal population.

Explanation:

A food web is used to indicate the cycle of food, through feeding relationships, in an ecosystem hence concomitantly also show the flow of energy in the ecosystem. Food webs are made of several to many interlinked food chains.

Usually the primary producers are at the bottom of the food chain while tertiary consumers are at the top.

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Answer 2

Answer:

The answer is A

Explanation:

Because the bird eats the arthropod, so if there's less arthropod's there will be less birds.