Terrapins
Snails Crabs
Aquatic plants
Clams
Algae
Figure 3. Partial Food Web for
Jamaica Bay
Which statements best predict the effects on the Jamaica Bay food web if nothing is
done to stop pollution from entering the Jamaica Bay ecosystem?
Highlight two of the five statements.
A. Raccoons will become extinct.
B. Clam and crab populations will need to find other food sources.
C. The snail population will increase due to more available resources.
D. The terrapin population will decrease due to a lack of appropriate resources.
E. The diversity of aquatic plants will increase due to a change in the health of
the ecosystem,
