Question

Black mice and tan mice are native species that are observed in a particular region. Human habitation in the region caused an invasive mouse species to enter the region. These mice are brown and share the same food requirements as black mice. Tan mice have different food requirements. How will this change affect the food web in the region?

Answer 1

Mice are adaptive species and the black and white miss will start to be able to survive on what the tan mice eat. At the beginning the tan mice have an advantage and will be more stable, overtime the other colors will start to be competitors to the tan mice.

Answer 2

Answer: the availability of food resources for black mice and brown mice will decrease

Explanation: Tan mice have a different food requirements unlike the black and brown mice who share similar food requirements. The effects of this on the region food web would cause the availability of food resources for black mice and brown mice to decrease or reduce drastically due to competition between brown and black mice for same food.